Resist

To withstand; to oppose by physical, mental, or moral power." "Refuse" is defined as, "To decline to accept; to reject; to decline to submit to or undergo." Now the surest way of rendering oneself incapable of evading military service, of slipping away or escaping it, is to register.

(Lat.) The opposition of force to force. The word retains the exact classical meaning. 37 Wis. 201.

To oppose by direct, active, and time. gwasf-forcihle means. State v. Welch, 37 In Criminal Law. A reprieve. A tempo- Wis. 196, 201. rary suspension of the execution of a sen- RESISTANCE (Lat. rc, back, sisto, to tence. See Mishler v. Com., 62 Pa. 60, 1 Am. stand, to place). The opposition of force to Rep. 377. It differs from a pardon, which force. See Arrest; Assault; Officer; •is an absolute suspension. See Pardon; Re- Process. prieve.

To oppose; to oppose with force; to prevent, to hinder. Resist an officer: personally to resist; to resist directly and actively and by means in some degree forcible, not merely to hinder or interrupt Resist arrest: to refuse to go with the ofl Scer who assumes to make an arrest

To oppose, meet force with force; to hinder, prevent. Whence resistirg, resistance. See Defense, 1. Kesistance to a legal arrest is criminal, though the accused be innocent of the charge.' " Besisting " does not necessarily imply assaulting or beating an officer.' "Every person who knowingly and willfully obstructs, resists, or opposes any officer of the United States in serving, or attempting to serve or execute, any mesne process or warrant, or any rule or order of any court of the United States, or any other legal or judicial writ or process," shall be imprisoned not more than twelve months, and fined not more than three hundred dollars.' The offense is complete when the person refuses to go with the officer.' Eesistance to an officer is opposing hun by direct, active, and more or less forcible means. It implies something more than hindering, interrupting, preventing, baffling or circumventing. The gist of the offense is personal resistance, that is, personal oppo- 1 [2 Bl. Com. 614. ! Johnson v. Holifleld, 82 Ala. 127 (1886). > Barbour v. United States, 17 Ct. CI. 163-B4 (1881), cases. « Edwards v. United States, 103 U. S. 473-74 (1880), cases, Bradley, J.; State v. Clayton, 27 Kan. 446 (1882j, cases, Brewer, J.; State v. Boecker, 66 Mo. 81 (1874). » Floyd V. State, 82 Ala. 23 (1886). » Woodworth v. State, 26 Ohio St. 196 (1875). sition to the exercise of official authority or duty, by -direct, active, in some degree forcible, means. A person may not resist or obstruct an officer after he has made a seizure of property.' See Akkest, 2. RESOLUTION". See By-law, 3.

To oppose. Resist properly describes an opposition by direct action and quasi forcible means. State V. Welch, 87 Wis. 196. The offence of resisting an officer of the United States may be complete, although no violence is used or threatened. If a person says he will not go with the officer, and does not go, it is a resistance. United without his being assaulted, lieaten, &o. "Woodworth v. State, 26 Ohio St. 196.