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61posse — noun (C) 1 a posse of a large group of the same kind of people: I was surrounded by a posse of photographers. 2 a group of men gathered together by a sheriff (=local law officer) in the US in past times to help catch a criminal 3 slang someone s… …
62posse — pos•se [[t]ˈpɒs i[/t]] n. 1) law a body of persons given legal authority to assist a peace officer esp. in an emergency 2) law a body of persons summoned for the purpose of making a search 3) sts Slang. a group of friends or associates: a posse… …
63Posse — die Posse, n (Aufbaustufe) Bühnenstück, das auf Verwechslungen und unwahrscheinlichen Übertreibungen aufgebaut ist und durch derbe Komik Lachen erzeugen soll Beispiel: Heute wird eine Posse in drei Akten aufgeführt …
64posse — /posiy/ A possibility. A thing is said to be in posse when it may possibly be; in esse when it actually is. Group of people acting under authority of police or sheriff and engaged in searching for a criminal or in making an arrest. Same as posse… …
65posse comitatus — The body of men summoned by a sheriff or other peace officer to assist him in making an arrest. Better known in modern usage as a posse. See posse …
66posse — f pasi] n. the group of teenagers or children that one plays with or hangs out with. □ Hank and his posse are in the backyard playing. □ A whole posse of kids just ran through my flower garden …
67posse — n. 1 a strong force or company or assemblage. 2 (in full posse comitatus) a a body of constables, law enforcers, etc. b esp. US a body of men summoned by a sheriff etc. to enforce the law. Etymology: med.L, = power f. L posse be able: comitatus …
68Posse Comitatus Act — Prohibits search, seizure, or arrest powers to US military personnel. Amended in 1981 under Public Law 97 86 to permit increased Department of Defense support of drug interdiction and other law enforcement activities. (Title 18, “Use of Army and… …
69posse — noun Etymology: Medieval Latin posse comitatus, literally, power or authority of the county Date: 1645 1. a large group often with a common interest 2. a body of persons summoned by a sheriff to assist in preserving the public peace usually in an …
70posse comitatus — noun a) The able bodied men over 15 in a given county who can be summoned by the sheriff to help keep the peace, or arrest a felon; also a group of men so gathered. With him retired his ‘posse comitatus,’ / The attorney last …
