posse comitatus

Bedeutung (Englisch)

1. (historical) 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.
2. (figuratively) Any band of men, especially armed or hostile.

Konzepte

Landsturm

Synonyme

posse

force

vigilance committee

Übersetzungen

αστυνομικό απόσπασμα

Bande

destacamento

posse comitatus

Etymologie (Englisch)

From Late Latin posse comitātūs (“force of the county”, literally “power of the county”).