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Noun Concept
Categories: Law enforcement terminology, Criminal law, Articles with multiple maintenance issues, All articles needing rewrite
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resisting arrest  fleeing arrest  resist arrest  resisted arrest  Resists arrest
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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 WordNet 3.0
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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 WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
Resisting arrest, or simply resisting, is an illegal act of a suspected criminal either fleeing, threatening, assaulting, or providing a fake ID to a police officer during arrest. Wikipedia
The crime of obstructing or opposing a police officer who is making an arrest. Wiktionary
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assault
battery
charge
indictment
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law
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fleeing arrest, resist arrest, resisted arrest, Resists arrest

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