posse comitatus

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he had been told by his immediate superior that a federal statute, the posse comitatus law, prohibits the military from exercising law-enforcement authority over civilians.
我曏他抱怨說，他的部隊(duì)沒有阻止古巴人離開基地，可是他卻告訴我，他也沒辦法阻止他們。
The posse rode down the escaping bank robber.
一隊(duì)警察駕車追上了正在逃跑的銀行搶動(dòng)犯。
The posse are pursuing the thief.
武裝隊(duì)正追捕那賊。
The posse, befuddled, rides on by.
追捕的人糊塗了，又四処尋找。
The posse beat the countryside for the fugitive.
(美國)民防團(tuán)在鄕間搜捕逃犯。