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Definition of: posse
(pos′ē) noun 
1. A posse comitatus. 
2. A force of men; squad. 
3. Law Possibility: chiefly in the phrase in posse (capable of being): distinguished from in esse. [<Med. L, power, armed force <L, be able]
 
				
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