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posse comitatus
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posse comitatus [ˌkɒmɪˈtɑːtəs]
n
(Law) the formal legal term for posse [1]
[Medieval Latin: strength (manpower) of the county]
Posse Comitatus the body of men over the age of fifteen which the sheriff of an English county could raise as a force in a crisis, 1285.
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Noun1.posse comitatus - a temporary police force
posse
constabulary, police, police force, law - the force of policemen and officers; "the law came looking for him"
posseman - an able-bodied man serving as a member of a posse
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