police regulations
Defined in 2 dictionaries — Case Law, Black's (1910)
Definitions from Case Law
From 346 U.S. 100 - District of Columbia v. John R. Thompson Co. · 1953Most cited · 351 citing opinions
A municipal ordinance or police regulations is peculiarly applicable to the inhabitants of a particular place; in other words, it is local in character.
Black's Law Dictionary
Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910
Laws of a state, or ordinances of a municipality, which have for their object the preservation and protection of public peace and good order, and of the health, morals, and security of the people. State v. Greer, 78 Mo. 194; Ex parte Bourgeois, 60 Miss. 663, 45 Am. Rep. 420; Sonora v. Curtin, 137 Cal. 583, 70 Pac. 674; Roanoke Gas Co. v. Roanoke, 88 Va. 810, 14 S. B. 665.
Defined under Police in Black's Law Dictionary.