Posse comitatus

Posse comitatus, may refer to:

Posse comitatus (common law), regarding authority to conscript for law enforcement
The Posse Comitatus Act, a United States federal law
Posse Comitatus (organization), a localist movement
"Posse Comitatus" (The West Wing), an episode of the TV show
An episode of the TV show JAG

Posse comitatus refers to the Common law authority wielded by the County Sheriff to conscript any able-bodied male eighteen or older to assist The Posse Comitatus Act is a United States federal law ( passed on June 16, 1878 after the end of Reconstruction. The Posse Comitatus (from the Latin phrase meaning " force of the county " is a loosely organized Far right Social movement that " Posse Comitatus " is episode 66 of The West Wing. The name of the episode refers to the Posse Comitatus Act of 1878 This is a list of JAG episodes, encompassing the ten seasons of JAG, along with the original airdate locations and relevant themes

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(UK, in medieval times) the authority of a sheriff to conscript able-bodied men to help keep the peace, or arrest a felon

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