Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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assault and battery | Yes | No | No | No |
resisting arrest | Yes | No | No | No |
assault and battery (noun) | resisting arrest (noun) |
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an assault in which the assailant makes physical contact | 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 |