• The power of the county, or the citizens who may be summoned bythe sheriff to assist the authorities in suppressing a riot, orexecuting any legal precept which is forcibly opposed. Blackstone.


    Posse comitatus meaning & definition 1 of Posse comitatus.


  • In English [common law], the power of a county [sheriff] to enlist able-bodied citizens of the county to help him in the pursuit and arrest of a [felon].

    Posse comitatus meaning & definition 2 of Posse comitatus.

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