Commandeering
Encyclopedia
Commandeering is an act of appropriation by the military
or police
whereby they take possession of the property of a member of the public.
Military
A military is an organization authorized by its greater society to use lethal force, usually including use of weapons, in defending its country by combating actual or perceived threats. The military may have additional functions of use to its greater society, such as advancing a political agenda e.g...
or police
Police
The police is a personification of the state designated to put in practice the enforced law, protect property and reduce civil disorder in civilian matters. Their powers include the legitimized use of force...
whereby they take possession of the property of a member of the public.
External links
- "Can cops really commandeer cars?" at Straight DopeStraight DopeThe Straight Dope is a popular question-and-answer newspaper column published in the Chicago Reader, syndicated in thirty newspapers in the United States and Canada, as well as being available and archived at the .-Newspapers:...
, 25 April 2006 - "Maybe You Can Drive My Car" at Urban Legends Reference PagesUrban Legends Reference PagesSnopes.com , officially the Urban Legends Reference Pages, is a web site discussing urban legends, Internet rumors, e-mail forwards, and other stories of uncertain or questionable origin...
, 6 August 2001