Posse comitatus
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Posse comitatus is a Latin phrase meaning "power of the county". It can refer to:
- Posse comitatus (common law), the common law power of the sheriff to compel people to assist law enforcement in unusual circumstances.
- The Posse Comitatus Act, which regulates the use of military forces for non-military purposes in United States military law.
- Posse Comitatus (U.S. movement), a radical, anti-government U.S. movement.
- "Posse Comitatus", the title of an episode of The West Wing
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