plural of pussy posse

(historical) The able-bodied men over 15 in a given county who can be summoned by the sheriff to help keep the peace, or arrest a felon; also a group of men so gathered.

(US, slang, vulgar) A vice squad.

The tendency to expand one's ownership of property without regard for its ethical implications

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of adversely possess

The act of one caring for or one's interest over something.

Relating to possession.

confidence in one's own powers / calmness and composure, especially when under stress

(transitive, law) To take ownership of (property) through the doctrine of adverse possession.

To have (something) as, or as if as, an owner; to have, to own. / Of an idea, thought, etc.: to dominate (someone's mind); to strongly influence.