king's peace

English

Proper noun

the king's peace

  1. The public peace, for the maintenance of which the king as head of the executive is responsible.
    Coordinate term: (when the monarch is female) queen's peace
    • 2025 December 23, ACT Policing, Australian Federal Police‎[1], archived from the original on 23 December 2025:
      Police spoke to the woman and her partner, with both entering a written agreement to keep the Kings Peace for 24 hours.
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