MILITIA

The body of soldiers in a state enrolled for discipline, but not engaged in actual service except in emergencies, as distinguished from regular troops or a standing army. See Ex parte Mccants, 39 Ala. 11.Z; Worth v. Craven County, 118 N. C. 112, 24 S. El 778; Jvown v. Newark, 29 N. J. Law, 238. [s. 784]