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Militia

The body of soldiers in a state enrolled for dlsclpllne, but not engaged in actual service except in emergencies, os dls-tingulshed from regular troops or a standing army. See Ez parte McCants, 39 Ala. 112. worth v. Craven County, 118 N. C. 112, 24 S. B. 778; Brown v. Newark, 29 N. J. Law, 238

Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)