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Resisting an officer

Defined in 2 dictionaries — Ballentine's (1916), Black's (1910)

Ballentine's Law Dictionary

James A. Ballentine · 1916

The obstruction of an officer in the performance of his official duty by assaulting or beating him. See 26 Ohio St. lfifi.

Black's Law Dictionary

Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910

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 peace. See Davis v. Sinte, 76 Ga. 722; Woodworth v. State, 26 Ohio St. 200; Jones v. State, 60 Ala. 99.