posse comitatus

Summary

posse comitatus is a common law^[1]. It draws 767 Wikipedia views per month (common_law category, ranking #1 of 2).^[2]

Key Facts

• posse comitatus's instance of is recorded as common law^[3].
• posse comitatus's instance of is recorded as Latin phrase^[4].
• posse comitatus's basic form of government is recorded as common law^[5].
• posse comitatus is a type of group of humans^[6].
• posse comitatus is used for law enforcement^[7].
• posse comitatus is used for search for missing person^[8].
• posse comitatus is used for criminal hunt^[9].
• posse comitatus's foundational text is recorded as Posse Comitatus Act^[10].
• posse comitatus's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia^[11].
• posse comitatus's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition^[12].
• posse comitatus's described by source is recorded as Q124209338^[13].

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Works and Contributions

Things named for posse comitatus include Posse Comitatus^[14], a social movement^[15], in United States^[16], founded in 1969^[17].

Why It Matters

posse comitatus draws 767 Wikipedia views per month (common_law category, ranking #1 of 2).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[18] It is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[19]

Entities named for it include Posse Comitatus^[14], a social movement^[15], in United States^[16], founded in 1969^[17].