posse

Bedeutung (Englisch)

1. A group or company of people, originally especially one having hostile intent; a throng, a crowd.
2. (historical) A group of people summoned to help law enforcement.
3. (US) A search party.
4. (Jamaica, US, slang) A criminal gang.
5. (colloquial) A group of (especially young) people seen as constituting a peer group or band of associates; a gang, a group of friends.

Konzepte

Bande

Aufgebot

Gruppe

Trupp

Verfolger

Synonyme

posse comitatus

band

pursuer

search party

vigilantes

pursuing party

armed band

police force

Übersetzungen

bande

destacamento

troep

takım

gruppo di uomini

bende

banda

posse comitatus

heyet

kuvvede

απόσπασμα πολιτοφυλακής

corpo

força policial temporária

الجماعة

απόσπασμα χωροφυλακής

Ausgesprochen als (IPA)

/ˈpɒ.si/

Etymologie (Englisch)

Ellipsis of posse comitatus.