posse

Significado (Inglés)

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.

Conceptos

destacamento

banda

posse comitatus

pelotón

cuadrilla armada

Sinónimos

posse comitatus

band

pursuer

search party

vigilantes

pursuing party

armed band

police force

Traducciones

troep

bande

heyet

gruppo di uomini

takım

Bande

bende

αστυνομικό απόσπασμα

الجماعة

troupe

Bande

corpo

força policial temporária

kuvvede

détachement

Pronunciado como (IPA)

/ˈpɒ.si/

Etimología (Inglés)

Ellipsis of posse comitatus.