vis laica
vis laica (vis lay-[schwa]-k[schwa]), n. [Latin “lay force”] Hist. An armed force used in holding possession of a church.
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lewdness
lewdness. Gross, wanton, and public indecency that is outlawed by many state statutes; a sexual act that the actor knows will likely be observed by someone who will be affronted or alarmed by it. See Model Penal Code § 251. 1. — Also termed open lewdness. Cf. INDECENT EXPOSURE; OBSCENITY. [Cases: Lewdness 1. C.J.S. Lewdness
deserter
deserter. Int’l law. A soldier who leaves national military service with the intention of reneging on military obligations either permanently or for the duration of a military operation; a person who illegally abandons a military force, often by seeking refuge in a foreign territory or by joining enemy forces. [Cases: Armed Services 38; Military Justice
mutual combat
mutual combat. A consensual fight on equal terms — arising from a moment of passion but not in self-defense — between two persons armed with deadly weapons. • A murder charge may be reduced to voluntary manslaughter if death occurred by mutual combat. — Also termed mutual affray. Cf. DUEL. [Cases: Homicide 537.]
military leave
military leave. A policy contained in employment policies or collective-bargaining agreements allowing a long-term leave of absence, without an accompanying loss of benefits, for a person in active service in the U.S. armed forces.
victim
victim, n. A person harmed by a crime, tort, or other wrong. — victimize, vb. — victimization, n.
commissioned officer
An officer in the armed forces who holds grade and office under a presidential commission. [Cases: Armed Services 6. C.J.S. Armed Services § 25.]
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mutiny
mutiny (myoo-t[schwa]-nee), n. 1. An insubordination or insurrection of armed forces, esp. sailors, against the authority of their commanders; a forcible revolt by members of the military against constituted authority, usu. their commanding officers. [Cases: Armed Services 37; Military Justice 680. C.J.S. Armed Services § 155; Military Justice §§ 63, 114.] “Both mutiny and failure
re up
re-up, vb. 1. To reenlist in one of the armed forces (the soldier re-upped the day after being discharged). [Cases: Armed Services 18. C.J.S. Armed Services §§ 43, 45–46.] 2. To sign an extension to a contract, esp. an employment agreement (the star athlete re-upped in a three-year deal worth $12 million).
insurgent
insurgent, n. A person who, for political purposes, engages in armed hostility against an established government. — insurgent, adj. — insurgency, n.