Topic: CRIME AND LAW
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| Date: | 1600-1700 |
| Language: | Medieval Latin |
| Origin: | posse comitatus 'power of the county' |
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pos‧se
[countable]
[countable]1 informal a group of the same kind of people
2SC a group of men gathered together by a sheriff (=local law officer) in the US in past times to help catch a criminal
3 American English informal
a) someone's group of friends - used especially by young people
b) a group of friends from a particular place who share an interest in rap, hip-hop, or house music [= massive British English]
