- 1. The power of the county, or the citizens who may be summoned by the sheriff to assist the authorities in suppressing a riot, or executing any legal precept which is forcibly opposed. Source: opted
- 2. A collection of people; a throng; a rabble. Source: opted
- 3. n. a temporary police force Source: wordnet
- 4. The power of the county, or the citizens who may be summoned bythe sheriff to assist the authorities in suppressing a riot, orexecuting any legal precept which is forcibly opposed. Blackstone. Source: adambom
- 5. The power of the county, or the citizens who may be summoned by the sheriff to assist the authorities in suppressing a riot, or executing any legal precept which is forcibly opposed. A collection of people; a throng; a rabble. Source: ecdict
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