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Parish Constable

Defined in 4 dictionaries — Cyclopedic (1922), Ballentine's (1916), Bouvier (1914), Black's (1910)

The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary

Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922

A petty constable exercising his functions within a given parish. Mozley & W.

Ballentine's Law Dictionary

James A. Ballentine · 1916

A constable whose jurisdiction is within a parish.

Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia

John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914

Black's Law Dictionary

Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910

A petty constable exercising his functions within a given parish. Mozley & Whitley.

Defined under Parish in Black's Law Dictionary.