Resisting
1Resisting — Re*sist ing, a. Making resistance; opposing; as, a resisting medium. {Re*sist ing ly}, adv. [1913 Webster] …
2Resisting ly — Resisting Re*sist ing, a. Making resistance; opposing; as, a resisting medium. {Re*sist ing ly}, adv. [1913 Webster] …
3resisting — index chronic, cohesive (sticking), disorderly, dissenting, indomitable, opposite, renitent, spartan …
4resisting — non·resisting; resisting; un·resisting; …
5Resisting — Resist Re*sist (r? z?st ), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Resisted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Resisting}.] [F. r[ e]sister, L. resistere, pref. re re + sistere to stand, cause to stand, v. causative of stare to stand. See {Stand}.] 1. To stand against; to… …
6resisting arrest — n. Using physical efforts to avoid being arrested by a police officer. The Essential Law Dictionary. Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. Amy Hackney Blackwell. 2008. resisting arrest The crime of u …
7Resisting unlawful arrest — is a possible justification for breaking the law. Defendants who use this defense are arguing that they should not be held guilty for a crime, since the actions taken were intended to protect them from an unlawful arrest.Many courts will not… …
8Resisting arrest — is a term used to describe a criminal charge against an individual who has committed at least one of the following acts:*Eluding a police officer who is attempting to arrest the individual *Using or threatening to use force against an officer… …
9resisting authority — index contumacious Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
10resisting control — index contumacious, restive Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
