resisting arrest

Definitions of resisting arrest
  1. noun
    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
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    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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