posse comitatus

Nghĩa (Tiếng Anh)

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.

Từ đồng nghĩa

posse

force

vigilance committee

Bản dịch

Landsturm

αστυνομικό απόσπασμα

Bande

destacamento

posse comitatus

Từ nguyên (Tiếng Anh)

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