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

Word History and Origins

Origin of false imprisonment¹

First recorded in 1760–70

Example Sentences

Gómez and Barros have been charged with forced slavery, inflicting bodily harm on a child and false imprisonment.

From The Daily Beast

They were all charged with variations of sexual assault and false imprisonment.

From The Daily Beast

The law punishes false imprisonment as a crime; the person unlawfully imprisoned also has a civil action for damages.

From Project Gutenberg

He also began actions for false imprisonment against the two secretaries of state.

From Project Gutenberg

A test suit is pending against Judge Cornell for false imprisonment, brought by one of the shirt-waist strikers.

From Project Gutenberg

We desired him, then, that he would do us justice for our false imprisonment which we had suffered nine weeks wrongfully.

From Project Gutenberg

The law punishes false imprisonment as a crime, besides giving reparation to the party injured, through an action of trespass.

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