PEACE

As applied to the -affairs of a ·state _or nation peace may be either external or internal. In the former case, the term denotes the prevalence of amicable relations and mutual good will between the particular society and all foreign powers. In the latter case, it means the tranquility, security, and freedom from commotion or disturbance which is the sign of good order and harmony and obedience to the laws among all the members of the society. In a somewhat technical sense, peace denotes the quiet, -security, good order, and decorum which is guarantied by the constitution of civil society and by the laws. People v. Rounds, 67 Mich. 482, 35 N. W. 77; · Corvallis v. Carlile, 10 Or. 139, 45 Am. Rep. 134. The concord or final agreement in a fine of lands. 18 Edw. I. "Modus Levandi Finis." -Articles o:f the peace. See ABTICLES.- Eill o:f peace. See BILL.-Breach o:f peace. See BREAOH.-Conservator o:f the peace. See CONSERVATOR.-Justice o:f the peace. See that title.-Peace of God and the ehurch. In old English law. That rest and ce ation which the king's subjects had from trouble and suit of law between the terms and -on Sun days and holidays. Cowell; Spelman. -Peace of the state. The protection, security, and immunity from violence which the_ state undertakes to secure and extend to all persons within its jurisdiction and entitled to the benefit of its laws. This is part of the definition e>f murder, it being nece ary that the victim should be "in the peace of the state," which n1>w practically includes all persons except arIJl,, 4!d public enemies. See [s. 890]