posse comitatus (Q643273)
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common-law or statute law authority of a county sheriff, or other law officer, to conscript any able-bodied man to assist him in keeping the peace or to pursue and arrest a felon
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| Language | Label | Description | Also known as |
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| English | posse comitatus |
common-law or statute law authority of a county sheriff, or other law officer, to conscript any able-bodied man to assist him in keeping the peace or to pursue and arrest a felon |
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posse comitatus
John Philip Jenkins
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2 February 2022
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