In criminal law, the offense of obstructing, opposing, and endeavoring to prevent (with or without ao tual force) a peace officer,in the execution of a writ or in the lawful discharge of his duty while making an arrest or otherwise en-forcing the peace. See Davis v. State, 76 Ga. 722; woodworth v. Btate, 26 ohio St. 200; Jones v. State, 60 Ala. 99
Source: Black's Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)