false imprisonment

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noun Law.

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

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Origin of false imprisonment

First recorded in 1760–70

Words nearby false imprisonment

false fruit, false-hearted, false hellebore, falsehood, false horizon, false imprisonment, false indigo, false joint, false keel, false labor, false-memory syndrome

How to use false imprisonment in a sentence

Vicosa was charged with armed carjacking and Bynum was charged with false imprisonment, according to a statement released by Baltimore County police.
Ex-Baltimore County officer, two daughters and woman found dead in car|news services and staff reports|November 19, 2021|Washington Post
Only after prosecutors in Waukesha County filed nine additional criminal counts against Ryan in August 2016, including stalking, false imprisonment and numerous incidents of battery, did the Waukesha family court tighten its conditions.
He Beat Her Repeatedly. Family Court Tried to Give Him Joint Custody of Their Children.|by Megan O’Matz|September 16, 2021|ProPublica
Most recently, Bosque was found guilty of false imprisonment and witness-tampering in 2014 after he allegedly illegally handcuffed a man trying to file a complaint against him.
‘Florida’s Worst Cop’ Was Just Fired for Misconduct—for the Seventh Time|Pilar Melendez|May 28, 2021|The Daily Beast
Newberg was subsequently charged with dozens of counts of misconduct, assault and false imprisonment after prosecutors reviewed body camera footage from that incident and many others.
Stepping in when fellow officers cross the line|Jessica Anderson|April 21, 2021|Washington Post

Gómez and Barros have been charged with forced slavery, inflicting bodily harm on a child and false imprisonment.
Argentinian Teen Was Starved and Held Captive With a Canine For 9 Years|Barbie Latza Nadeau|April 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST
They were all charged with variations of sexual assault and false imprisonment.
How to Get Revenge Online|Lucy Knight|December 3, 2010|DAILY BEAST
The law punishes false imprisonment as a crime; the person unlawfully imprisoned also has a civil action for damages.
Putnam's Handy Law Book for the Layman|Albert Sidney Bolles
He also began actions for false imprisonment against the two secretaries of state.
The Political History of England - Vol. X.|William Hunt
A test suit is pending against Judge Cornell for false imprisonment, brought by one of the shirt-waist strikers.
Making Both Ends Meet|Sue Ainslie Clark and Edith Wyatt
We desired him, then, that he would do us justice for our false imprisonment which we had suffered nine weeks wrongfully.
George Fox|George Fox
The law punishes false imprisonment as a crime, besides giving reparation to the party injured, through an action of trespass.
The New Gresham Encyclopedia|Various

British Dictionary definitions for false imprisonment

false imprisonment

noun

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

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