resisting arrest vs assault

assault vs resisting arrest

resisting arrest and assault both are nouns.

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

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

As nouns, assault is a hypernym of resisting arrest; that is, assault is a word with a broader meaning than resisting arrest:

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
assault: close fighting during the culmination of a military attack

Other hypernyms of resisting arrest include assault and battery, battery.

resisting arrest (noun)	assault (noun)
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	close fighting during the culmination of a military attack
	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

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

Difference between resisting arrest and assault

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