POSSE COMITATUS
\pˈɒsi kˈɒmɪtˌatəs], \pˈɒsi kˈɒmɪtˌatəs], \p_ˈɒ_s_i k_ˈɒ_m_ɪ_t_ˌa_t_ə_s]\
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The power of the county, or the citizens who may be summoned by the sheriff to assist the authorities in suppressing a riot, or executing any legal precept which is forcibly opposed.
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A collection of people; a throng; a rabble.
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Lat. The power or force of the county. The entire population of a county above the age of fifteen, which a sheriff may summon to his assistance in cer- tain cases; as to aid him in keeping the peace, in pursuing and arresting felons, etc. 1 Bl. Comm. 343. See Com. v. Martin, 7 Pa. Dist. R. 224.
By Henry Campbell Black
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