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View synonyms for false imprisonment

false imprisonment

noun

Law.

  1. the unlawful restraint of a person from exercising the right to freedom of movement.

false imprisonment

noun

  1. law the restraint of a person's liberty without lawful authority

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Word History and Origins

Origin of false imprisonment1

First recorded in 1760–70

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