assault vs resisting arrest

resisting arrest vs assault

assault and resisting arrest both are nouns.

assault is a verb but resisting arrest is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
assault	Yes	No	Yes	No
resisting arrest	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, resisting arrest is a hyponym of assault; that is, resisting arrest is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than assault:

assault: close fighting during the culmination of a military attack
resisting arrest: 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

Other hyponyms of assault include storm.

assault (noun)	resisting arrest (noun)
close fighting during the culmination of a military attack	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
a threatened or attempted physical attack by someone who appears to be able to cause bodily harm if not stopped
the crime of forcing a person to submit to sexual intercourse against his or her will

assault (verb)	resisting arrest (verb)
attack in speech or writing
attack someone physically or emotionally
force (someone) to have sex against their will

Difference between assault and resisting arrest

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