Lectionary Calendar
Wednesday, April 24th, 2024
the Fourth Week after Easter
the Fourth Week after Easter
Attention!
Take your personal ministry to the Next Level by helping StudyLight build churches and supporting pastors in Uganda.
Click here to join the effort!
Click here to join the effort!
Bible Encyclopedias
Posse Comitatus
The Nuttall Encyclopedia
Search for…
or Resource Toolbox
Additional Links
A Latin expression, signifies the whole coercive power of a county called out in the case of a riot, and embraces all males over 15 except peers, ecclesiastics, and infirm persons. These may be summoned by the sheriff to assist in maintaining the public peace, enforcing a writ, or capturing a felon; but usually the constabulary is sufficient for these duties.
Copyright Statement
Public Domain.
Public Domain.
Bibliography Information
Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Posse Comitatus'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/nut/p/posse-comitatus.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.
Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Posse Comitatus'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/nut/p/posse-comitatus.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.
