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POSSE COMITATUS [1 record]

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Record 1 2005-10-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Legal System
DEF

A group of citizens who are called together to help the sheriff keep the peace or conduct rescue operations.

OBS

Posse comitatus is Latin for power of the county.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Théorie du droit
CONT

Quand la sécurité du shire était menacée (par des brigands mais aussi lors d'incendies, de désastres naturels, etc.) le shérif avait le pouvoir de lever un posse comitatus, détachement ad hoc d'hommes du shire qui se devaient d'y participer, sous les ordres du shérif.

Spanish

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