What is ARMED FORCE? Definition of ARMED FORCE in Black's Law Dictionary
As used in statutes authorizing peace officers to summon an "armed force" to aid them, this term may refer to a military organization, but this is not necessarily so, and, depending on the context, it may mean only a posse comitatus (q. v.). Chapin v. Ferry, 28 P. 754, 756, 3 Wash. 386, 15 L.R.A. 116.
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