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Definition of: posse comitatus
(pos′ē kom′ə·tā′təs)
The body of men that a sheriff or other peace officer calls or may call to his assistance in the discharge of his official duty, as to quell a riot or make an arrest. [<Med. L, power of the county <posse a posse + comitatus a county <comes, -itis a count]
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