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Simple English definitions for legal terms

posse

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A quick definition of posse:

POSSE: A word that means something that could happen or be possible. It can also mean having the power or ability to do something. Another meaning is a group of people who help the police or sheriff catch bad guys, called the posse comitatus.

A more thorough explanation:

Definition: Posse (pos-ee) is a Latin word that has multiple meanings:

  1. A possibility. This means something that could happen or exist in the future. For example, "There is a posse that it might rain tomorrow."
  2. Power or ability. This means having the capability to do something. For example, "She has the posse to lift heavy weights."
  3. Posse comitatus. This refers to a group of citizens who are called upon by a sheriff or other law enforcement officer to help maintain order or pursue a criminal. For example, "The sheriff called upon a posse to help track down the escaped convict."

The examples illustrate the different meanings of the word posse. The first example shows posse as a possibility of rain in the future. The second example shows posse as the ability to lift heavy weights. The third example shows posse as a group of citizens called upon to help law enforcement.

positivist jurisprudence | Posse Comitatus Act

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got a random stanford email and almost had a heart attack
ALSO CONGRATS!
Congrats1!
21:15
Miami A, yall I'm so excited I could cry.
21:15
Feel like I can finally stop holding my breath!! Whew!!!
[] baddestbunny
22:16
every time I get accosted by a strange man who follows me around because my male coworkers were too busy talking to walk me back to my car I get closer to saying we need to bring back traditional gender roles
Dkk
22:32
Nice! @Macaque
Dkk
22:32
@Aromatic, Have to guess.
Dkk
22:33
That sucks @Bunny do you have to go to the hospital?
[] baddestbunny
22:40
I said accosted not assaulted
23:35
guys. my notre dame address just went long is this good or bad
1a2b3c4d26z
23:37
Oooooo me too
23:37
omg is this good or bad
Dkk
23:47
Idk if gender roles are gunna fix that then.
23:49
it looks like most people who applied in october last cycle didn't get a decision until january... does it even mean anything that our addresses went long??
hows ED 2 compared to ED 1?
Dkk
0:10
No idea
windyMagician
0:34
reporting live to say my ndls address also went long
does it mean anything ^
Dkk
2:21
NDLS and Fordham took a very long time last year. It's good info for people to know.
[] baddestbunny
4:29
let’s get after it boys and girls
Dkk
5:21
I gtg to bed soon.
Dkk
5:22
Big day today. Gunna be a crazy one. I will sleep through the first half.
good morning lsd it is 5 am EST
also jazzy my ndls address went long ages ago i sadly do not think it means anything
my stanford address also went long LOL i think at most it's an indicator it's under review
WorthlessAttractiveZombie
7:44
My berkeley paragraph finally disappeared. I definitely think it is just an indicator that they are actively reviewing files, and does not mean anything about A, WL, or Rs
WorthlessAttractiveZombie
7:46
Also has anyone's date disappeared for W&L? Mine did last night
7:55
@WorthlessAttractiveZombie: mine did yesterday morning
7:56
Oops sorry I meant Vilanova. Mine disappeared last week
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