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POSSE COMITATUS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does posse comitatus mean?
• POSSE COMITATUS (noun)
The noun POSSE COMITATUS has 1 sense:
1. a temporary police force
Familiarity information: POSSE COMITATUS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A temporary police force
Classified under:
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects
Synonyms:
posse; posse comitatus
Hypernyms ("posse comitatus" is a kind of...):
constabulary; law; police; police force (the force of policemen and officers)
Meronyms (members of "posse comitatus"):
posseman (an able-bodied man serving as a member of a posse)
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