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king's peace

noun

  1. (in early medieval England) the protection secured by the king for particular people or places
  2. (in medieval England) the general peace secured to the entire realm by the law administered in the king's name
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Outside of a narrow list of well recognized legal exceptions to this general prohibition, mostly situations where individuals were expected to assist in preserving the King’s Peace by participating in community-based forms of law enforcement, such as the posse commitatus, traveling armed was a crime under common law.

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“For disturbing the king’s peace,” the king announced, “the fine is five silver livres. All three of you will pay this fine. Do you understand?”

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Scott King’s peace activism included a global vision and, in many ways, her commitments to global peacemaking helped inspire Martin’s.

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After Burger King’s Peace Day “McWhopper” proposal was shot down by McDonald’s CEO Steve Easterbrook, multiple other fast food chains extended an olive branch to the company in the form of hybrid burger concepts.

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“He’ll yield before the sun goes down. I mean to offer him terms and accept him back into the king’s peace.”

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