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POCA1
- South AfricaabbreviationinitialismInitialism of Prevention of Organised Crime Act.
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We apply Section 50 of the Prevention of Organised Crime Act (POCA) to seize assets of the drug dealer and fraudster—but not to land fraudulently “acquired” via racial exclusion? Is that justice? […] All land lease arrangements must be reviewed, and property sabotaged upon exit must result in criminal prosecution under the Damage to Public Property Act, and Forfeiture proceedings under POCA.
2025 May 16, Stan Itshegetseng, “Afrikaner ‘Refugees’ Saga: Final Betrayal, Whiteness, Land, and the War on South Africa’s Sovereignty”, in African Times
- abbreviationacronymuncountableidentification; naming; coinage; identification; naming; coinagebusinessAcronym of phonetic orthographic computer analysis
Poca2
- A town in Putnam County, West Virginia, United States.
Children playing basketball at their home in front of the John Amos coal-fired power plant in Poca, W.Va. President Biden’s infrastructure plan includes climate change measures that aim to close coal-fired plants.
2021 May 12, Emily Cochrane, “In Infrastructure Talks With Biden, Capito Faces Fraught Path to Deal”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 12 Aug 2021
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POCA. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/POCA
“POCA.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/POCA. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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