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- DictionaryPos·se Com·i·ta·tus Act/ˌpäsē ˌkämiˈtādəs ˌakt/
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- 1. a federal statute prohibiting use of the military in civilian law enforcement.
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The Posse Comitatus Act is a United States federal law (18 U.S.C. § 1385, original at 20 Stat. 152) signed on June 18, 1878, by President Rutherford B. Hayes which limits the powers of the federal government in the use of federal military personnel to enforce domestic policies within the United States. Congress passed the Act as an amendment to an army appropriation bill following the end of Recon... Wikipedia
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