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king's peace

king's peace proper noun: the public peace, for the maintenance of which the king as head of the executive is responsible.

Proper noun

the king's peace

  1. The public peace, for the maintenance of which the king as head of the executive is responsible.
    • Police spoke to the woman and her partner, with both entering a written agreement to keep the Kings Peace for 24 hours.2025 December 23, ACT Policing, Australian Federal Police, archived from the original on 23 Dec 2025

Questions about king's peace

What does king's peace mean?
King's peace means the public peace, for the maintenance of which the king as head of the executive is responsible.
What part of speech is king's peace?
King's peace is a proper noun.

Words near king's peace in the dictionary

  1. king's pawn
  2. King's Pawn Game
  3. King's Pawn Games
  4. King's Pawn Opening
  5. king's pawns
  6. king's peace
  7. King's Point
  8. king's purse
  9. king's purses
  10. king's ransom
  11. king's ransoms

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