- public tranquillity
- internal repressionAs in the Department of Internal Tranquillity in China.
How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms. R. W. Holder. 2014.
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Tranquillity — (also spelled tranquility [ [http://www.answers.com/tranquility r=67] , retrieved on 09 18 2007.] [ [http://www.yourdictionary.com/ahd/t/t0312900.html#T1557800] , retrieved on 09 18 2007.] or called equanimity) is the quality of calm experienced… … Wikipedia
public and domestic tranquillity — Public peace. The expression means nothing more than the public peace, which is made up of the aggregate of individual peace and domestic peace, and is nothing more than a subdivision of the one and an aggregation of the other. One cannot… … Ballentine's law dictionary
public peace — That invisible sense of security, which every man feels so necessary to his comfort, and for which all governments are instituted. State v Benedict, 11 Vt 236. See public and domestic tranquillity … Ballentine's law dictionary
Penal Code (Singapore) — The Penal Code of Singapore [Singapore Statute | c ed = 1985] sets out general principles of the criminal law of Singapore, as well as the elements and penalties of common criminal offences such as homicide, theft and cheating. The Penal Code… … Wikipedia
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peace — n. 1. Calm, repose, quiet, tranquility, stillness, silence, calmness, quietness. 2. Amity, harmony. 3. Public tranquillity, good order, quiet. 4. Tranquillity, calmness, quiet of conscience. 5. Harmony, concord, reconciliation, pacification … New dictionary of synonyms
French Concordat of 1801, The — • This name is given to the convention of the 26th Messidor, year IX (July 16, 1802), whereby Pope Pius VII and Bonaparte, First Consul, re established the Catholic Church in France Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. French Concordat of… … Catholic encyclopedia
