Definition of "posse comitatus" [pos•se com•i•ta•tus]

• The able-bodied men over 15 in a given county who can be summoned by the sheriff to help keep the peace, or arrest a felon; also a group of men so gathered. (noun)
• Any band of men, especially armed or hostile. (noun)

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