resisting arrest
Noun
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Physical efforts to oppose a lawful arrest;
The resistance is classified as assault and battery upon the person of the police officer attempting to make the arrest (synset 100774039)referred to in: jurisprudence, law - the collection of rules imposed by authorityis a type of:- assault and battery, battery - an assault in which the assailant makes physical contact
- assault - close fighting during the culmination of a military attack
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