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pos·se
(pŏs′ē)n.
1. A group of civilians called upon by a sheriff or other law enforcement official to assist temporarily in preserving the peace or pursuing and arresting a fugitive. Also called posse comitatus.
2. A search party.
3. A gang involved in crimes such as running guns and illegal narcotics trafficking.
4. Slang A group of friends or associates.
[Short for posse comitatus.]
posse
(ˈpɒsɪ)n
1. (Law) Also called: posse comitatus US the able-bodied men of a district assembled together and forming a group upon whom the sheriff may call for assistance in maintaining law and order
2. (Law) law possibility (esp in the phrase in posse)
3. slang a Jamaican street gang in the US
4. informal a group of friends or associates
[C16: from Medieval Latin (n): power, strength, from Latin (vb): to be able, have power]
pos•se
(ˈpɒs i)n.
1. a body of persons given legal authority to assist a peace officer esp. in an emergency.
2. a body of persons summoned for the purpose of making a search.
3. Slang. a group of friends or associates: a posse of drug dealers.
[1575–85; < Medieval Latin posse (comitātūs) power (of the county), n. use of Latin infinitive: to be able, have power; compare potent1]
Posse
a company or force with legal authority; a strong band of persons, animals, etc.Examples: posse of articles (literary), 1728; of constables, 1753; of enthusiasts; of hell, 1645; of mechanisation, 1797; of silent people, 1872; of policemen, 1884; of the rabble, 1678; of ranters; of sheriffs; of cock turkeys, 1841; of silly women.
posse
A group of citizens summoned by a sheriff to help in maintaining law and order.
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Noun | 1. | posse - a temporary police force constabulary, police, police force, law - the force of policemen and officers; "the law came looking for him" posseman - an able-bodied man serving as a member of a posse |
Translations
policejní oddíl
eftersøgningshold
galeri
liî lögreglumanna; leitarflokkur
policijos būrys
policistu vienība
policajný oddiel
posse
(ˈposi) noun (especially American) a number of policemen who go out together to find a criminal etc.