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posse
pos·se P0464700 (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) n1. (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 order2. (Law) law possibility (esp in the phrase in posse)3. slang a Jamaican street gang in the US4. 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.posseA group of citizens summoned by a sheriff to help in maintaining law and order.Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | posse - a temporary police forceposse comitatusconstabulary, 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 |
Translationsposse (ˈposi) noun (especially American) a number of policemen who go out together to find a criminal etc. (警察)一隊 （警察）一队
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posseslang A group of friends or associates that spend a lot of time together. It was nice having the posse back together when everyone came back home from college for the summer. Tommy's got a little posse in school that he's always hanging out with, but Dennis prefers to spend time by himself. The feds have been keeping an eye on the posse of financial brokers, suspecting that they may be running a criminal syndicate of sorts.posse (ˈpɑsi) n. the group of teenagers or children that someone plays with or hangs out with. Hank and his posse are in the backyard playing. posse
posse1. US short for posse comitatus, 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 possibility (esp in the phrase in posse) Posse
POSSE. This word is used substantively to signify a possibility. For example, such a thing is in posse, that is, such a thing may possibly be; when the thing is in being, the phrase to express it is, in esse. (q.v.) POSSE
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Synonyms for possenoun a temporary police forceSynonymsRelated Words- constabulary
- police
- police force
- law
- posseman
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