comitatus
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- noun
- /kəˈmɪtəs/
- Archaic
:
condado
- comitatus posse
Examples
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But a federal law passed during Reconstruction, known as the Posse Comitatus Act, specifically bars the military from participating in civilian law enforcement.
Academic text (1999) -
Domestic deployment of the military as law enforcement is in violation of the Posse Comitatus Act of 1878.
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Such patrols were commonplace in the antebellum South, as was the posse comitatus, a system of police enforcement that did not require legislation.
Academic text (2008) -
As early as 1981, Congress relaxed the Posse Comitatus Act, which forbids the military from engaging in domestic law enforcement, to allow the Department of Defense to provide indirect assistance to domestic law enforcement agencies in the form of information, training, equipment, and advice.
Academic text (2005) -
Mainstream media even ignored the Merton Center's discussion of the Posse Comitatus Act banning the use of federal military personnel for law enforcement within the United States.
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In medieval Europe, a comitatus was a group of warriors loyal to a king or noble.
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The system of governance in the county relied heavily on the support of the comitatus, which maintained order and provided protection.
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During the feudal era, the comitatus played a crucial role in local administration and military defense.
Synonyms
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A large area inside a country that has its own local government
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An area of a country that a local official governs, for example in Japan or France
A small area of land led by a local leader in ancient times
A traditional region for local government in Spain or Portugal
A local area that an official manages in ancient Greek city-states
Compounds
Surface Forms
Etymology
Comitatus comes from the Latin comes meaning 'companion', and that same root later became the noble title count. From this, comitatus came to mean the land ruled by a count, which is like a 'county'.