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单词 posse comitatus
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posse comitatus

[ pos-ee -kom-i-tah-tuhs, -tey- ]
/ ˈpɒs i ˌkɒm ɪˈtɑ təs, -ˈteɪ- /
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noun

the body of persons that a peace officer of a county is empowered to call upon for assistance in preserving the peace, making arrests, and serving writs.
a body of persons so called into service.

Origin of posse comitatus

1620–30; <Medieval Latin: posse of the county

Words nearby posse comitatus

positronium, posole, posology, poss., posse, posse comitatus, posser, possess, possessed, possessed by, possession
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Example sentences from the Web for posse comitatus

  • All he did was to reduce the report of the doctors to writing, and to return to his office with his posse-comitatus at his heels.

    My Miscellanies, Vol. 2 (of 2)|Wilkie Collins

British Dictionary definitions for posse comitatus

posse comitatus
/ (ˌkɒmɪˈtɑːtəs) /

noun

the formal legal term for posse (def. 1)

Word Origin for posse comitatus

Medieval Latin: strength (manpower) of the county
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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