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Resistance

The act of resisting op-position; the employment of forcible means to prevent the execution of an endeavor in which force is employed. See U. S. v. Jose (C. C.) 63 Fed. 954; U. S. v. Huff (C. C.) 13 Fed. 639

Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)