Posse comitatus (disambiguation)

Posse comitatus is the authority of a law officer to conscript any able-bodied males to assist him.

Posse comitatus may also refer to:

  • Posse Comitatus (organization), a loosely organized far right social movement that opposes the United States federal government and believes in localism
  • Posse Comitatus Act, a United States federal law prohibiting members of the military from exercising powers that maintain "law and order" on non-federal property
  • "Posse Comitatus" (The West Wing), the third-season finale of the TV series The West Wing
  • "Posse Comitatus", a ninth-season episode of the TV series JAG

See also

  • Posse (disambiguation)
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