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Resisting arrest Moderate

Resisting arrest has 2 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

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

2

The crime of obstructing or opposing a police officer who is making an arrest.

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Broader Terms (hypernyms)
assault battery
Rhyming Words
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