Enemy

A nation which is at war with state in amity with the United States, who have commenced, or have made preparations for commencing, hostilities against the United States, and also the citizens or subjects of a state in amity with the United States, who are in the service of a state at war with them. See Salk. 635; Bac. Abr, "Treason" (G). "An enemy is he with whom a nation is at war." Vattel, 387; 43 Pa. St. 493; 74 Mo. 418. "It does not embrace rebels in insurrection against their own government. An enemy is always the subject of a foreign power, who owes no allegiance to our government."

4 Sawy. (U. S.) 457.

A public enemy, where the whole body of the nation is at war with one another.

43 Pa. St. 493.

By the term "enemy" is also understood a person who is desirous of doing injury to another. The Latins had two terms to signify these two classes of persons: The first, or the public enemy, they called hostis, and the latter, or the private enemy, inimicus.