resisting 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 … Law dictionary
Resisting 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… … Wikipedia
resisting an officer — In criminal law, the offense of obstructing, opposing, and endeavoring to prevent (with or without actual force) a peace officer in the execution of a writ or in the lawful discharge of his duty while making an arrest or otherwise enforcing the… … Black's law dictionary
Resisting Enemy Interrogation (film) — Infobox Film name = Resisting Enemy Interrogation caption = director = Robert B. Sinclair producer = writer = Harold Medford starring = Arthur Kennedy Lloyd Nolan Don Porter Craig Stevens Peter Van Eyck Carl Esmond music = cinematography =… … Wikipedia
resisting arrest — The crime of obstructing or opposing a police officer making an arrest. See, e.g., Model Penal Code, No. 242.2; N.J.S.A. 2C:29 2 … Black's law dictionary
resisting arrest — 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 • Topics: ↑law, ↑jurisprudence • Hypernyms: ↑assault, ↑battery, ↑assault and… … Useful english dictionary
Cheng Yi (officer) — Chinese t=成宜 s=成宜Cheng Yi (died 211) was an officer resisting Cao Cao in Guanzhong during the Three Kingdoms period of China. He was killed in the Battle of Tong Pass, in the final phases of the battle.In the Luo Guanzhong novel Romance of the… … Wikipedia
John Reid (British Army officer) — John Reid (also known as John Robertson) (February 13 1721 February 6 1807) was a British army general and founder of the chair of music at the University of Edinburgh.cite web | last = Lloyd | first = E. M. | title =Reid, John (1721–1807),… … Wikipedia
Stop and Identify statutes — “Stop and identify” statutes are laws in the United States that require persons detained under certain circumstances to identify themselves to a police officer. [Although “police officer” is used throughout this article, most “stop and identify”… … Wikipedia
BART Police shooting of Oscar Grant — Date January 1, 2009 (2009 01 01) Time 2:15 AM PST (10:15 UTC) Location Oakland, California, United States Casualties 1 killed Oscar Grant was fatally shot … Wikipedia
