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Posse Comitatus Act - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Posse Comitatus Act is a United States federal law ( § 1385) passed on June 18, 1878, after the end of Reconstruction, with the intention (in concert with the Insurrection Act of 1807) of substa...
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Comitatus - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Comitatus (Latin for company, armed group ) may refer to: • Comes, a Latin word with similar meaning • Comitatenses, the Roman late Imperial mobile army • Comitatus (classical meaning), a political...
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Comitatus (Kingdom of Hungary) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Pos·se com·i·ta·tus [L. posse to be able, to have power + LL. comitatus a county, from comes , comitis , a count ... [L. posse to be able, to have power + LL. comitatus a county, from comes, comitis, a count. See County, and Power.];
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This arrangement Hrothgar makes with Beowulf, for a second time, is referred to as comitatus. Beowulf tells Hrothgar not to worry, that Aeschere's killer will be found. He reminds Hrothgar that time must not be wasted on sorrow when revenge must be taken immediately.
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The Legal Term * Comitatus * Defined & Explained ... COMITATUS - Lat. An armed group of men attached to a leader. A county. Most of the states are divided into counties; some, as Louisiana, are divided into parishes. --b--
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