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- DictionaryFalse im·pris·on·ment
noun
- 1. the state of being imprisoned without legal authority: "he sought damages from the police for wrongful arrest and false imprisonment"
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- False imprisonment
Illegal restraint of a person in a bounded area without justification or consent
False imprisonment or unlawful imprisonment occurs when a person intentionally restricts another person's movement within any area without legal authority, justification, or the restrained person's permission. Actual physical restraint is not necessary for false imprisonment to occur. A false imprisonment claim may be made based upon private acts, or upon wrongful governmental detention. For deten... Wikipedia
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