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Posse Cuts
Posse is a shortened form of posse comitatus, a group of people summoned to assist law enforcement. The term is also used colloquially to mean a group of friends or associates. Posse may also refer to: Arts and entertainment * Posse (1975 film), ''Posse'' (1975 film), US Western film produced, directed and starring Kirk Douglas * Posse (1993 film), ''Posse'' (1993 film), US revisionist Western film directed by and starring Mario Van Peebles * "Posse (I Need You on the Floor)", a 2001 single by German band Scooter * Posse cut, a type of Hip Hop song with four or more rappers, in which each verse is sung by a different person * Posse mit Gesang, a form of German musical drama * Posse (band), an American indie rock band started in 2010 in Seattle * Young Posse, a South Korean girl group started in 2023. * Posses e Magusto, one of the festivities of the Nicolinas * Posse, Czech rap label housing Churaq Cyril, Churaq Sputnik, Hoftyk, Naume, OG PAV and Tefflon Other uses * Posse (horse ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Posse Comitatus
The ''posse comitatus'' (from Latin for "the ability to have a retinue or gang"), frequently shortened to posse, is in common law a group of people mobilized to suppress lawlessness, defend the people, or otherwise protect the place, property, and public welfare. It may be called by the conservator of peace – typically a reeve, sheriff, chief, or another special/regional designee like an officer of the peace potentially accompanied by or with the direction of a justice or ajudged parajudicial process given the imminence of actual damage. There must be a lawful reason for a posse, which can never be used for lawlessness. The ''posse comitatus'' as an English jurisprudentially defined doctrine dates back to 9th-century England. Etymology Derived from Latin, ''posse comitātūs'' ("posse" here used as a noun means the ability or power while "comittus" is an abstract noun which means a retinue, especially a small military force or bodyguard) is sometimes shortened to simply '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
