posse comitatus

Signification (Anglais)

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.

Concepts

Bande

Synonymes

posse

force

vigilance committee

Traductions

Landsturm

αστυνομικό απόσπασμα

destacamento

posse comitatus

Étymologie (Anglais)

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