Definition of Posse

1. Noun. A temporary police force.

Exact synonyms: Posse Comitatus
Generic synonyms: Constabulary, Law, Police, Police Force
Member holonyms: Posseman

Definition of Posse

1. n. See Posse comitatus.

Definition of Posse

1. Noun. (American English) A group of people summoned to help law enforcement ¹

2. Noun. (American English) A search party ¹

3. Noun. (US Jamaica) A criminal gang ¹

4. Noun. (context: by extension) A group of associates ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Posse

1. a body of men summoned to aid a peace officer [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Posse

posits
positutely
posnet
posnets
posnjakite
posole
posoles
posologic
posological
posologies
posology
posolutely
pospolite
poss
poss.
posse (current term)
posse comitatus
possed
posseman
posser
possers
posses
possesion
possesions
possess
possess'd
possessed
possessed(p)
possessed of
possessedly

Literary usage of Posse

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A History of Illinois, from Its Commencement as a State in 1818 to 1847 by Thomas Ford, James Shields (1854)
"... quarrel—Writs sworn out—Old trick of calling the posse—The matter adjusted—Mormon vote in 1846—New excitements- New writs sworn out—The posse again—The ..."

2. The Law of Freedom and Bondage in the United States by John Codman Hurd (1862)
"... and call to their aid the bystanders or the posse comitatus of the proper county when necessary, &c., &c., and all good citizens are commanded, &c., &c. ..."

3. The Law of Freedom and Bondage in the United States by John Codman Hurd (1862)
"... to summon and call to their aid the bystanders or the posse comitatus of the ... claim to the assistance of the posse comitatus—here presents itself. ..."

4. The Constitutional and Political History of the United States by Hermann Von Holst, John Joseph Lalor, Ira Hutchinson Brainerd (1892)
"The undisputed and indisputable lawfulness of the employment of the posse comitatus in the execution of the laws was no answer to this question; ..."

Other Resources:

Search for Posse on Dictionary.com!Search for Posse on Thesaurus.com!Search for Posse on Google!Search for Posse on Wikipedia!

Search