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Kings peace, means a royal subject's right to be free from crime (to 'have peace') in certain areas subject to the King's immediate control, such as the King's palace or highway. A breach of the peace in one of these areas subjected the offender to punishment in the King's Court. Overtime, the area subject to the King's peace grew, which in turn increased the jurisdiction of the royal courts. Also written King's Peace, Black's Law Dictionary, 7th Edn., p. 875.