battery vs resisting arrest

resisting arrest vs battery

battery and resisting arrest both are nouns.

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

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

battery: an assault in which the assailant makes physical contact
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

battery (noun)	resisting arrest (noun)
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
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Difference between battery and resisting arrest

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