"False imprisonment" is a legal term used to describe the act of unlawfully restraining or confining someone against their will, depriving them of their freedom to move or leave a specific place. It is a violation of a person's rights and can involve physical force or the threat of force.
Full definition
Similar and related words and phrases are presented below.
«false»
«imprisonment»
Related phrases
Sentences with «false imprisonment»
- Also successful defence of associated private law claim for false imprisonment concerning 25 months immigration detention (defendant entitled to find no independent evidence of torture or trafficking). (elyplace.com)
- Answer: Would you consider being charged with the felony of false imprisonment to be a downside? (legalblogwatch.typepad.com)
- The torture and false imprisonment charges do not include the two - year - old. (premierchristianity.com)
- (see all
sentences)