posse comitatus

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  1. The power of the county, or the citizens who may be summoned by the sheriff to assist the authorities in suppressing a riot, or executing any legal precept which is forcibly opposed.
  2. A collection of people; a throng; a rabble.

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  1. a temporary police force

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