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English noun: resisting arrest

1. resisting arrest (act) 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


Broader (hypernym)assault, assault and battery, battery


Domain categoryjurisprudence, law









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