false imprisonment
nounDefinition of false imprisonment
: imprisonment of a person contrary to law
Examples of false imprisonment in a Sentence
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The 30-year-old Lexington Park man was arrested and charged with false imprisonment, resisting arrest, and two counts of second-degree assault. — Washington Post, "Southern Maryland crime report," 28 Aug. 2019 Spaulding was charged with animal cruelty; as well as false imprisonment, two counts of battery against a household member and interference with communications related to the domestic incident. — Bethany Freudenthal, USA TODAY, "Man accused of force-feeding meth to cat used kitten in extortion attempt, court docs show," 27 Aug. 2019 The charges were false imprisonment and two counts of simple battery. — Asena Basak, CBS News, "Convicted killer of pregnant Florida mother: "I did not kill Samira Watkins"," 3 July 2019 The list of charges against Patrick E. Tredeau includes counts of second-degree recklessly endangering safety, false imprisonment and aggravated battery. — Elliot Hughes, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "A man injected his girlfriend with unknown substances. Her hand might be permanently paralyzed, police say.," 25 June 2019 Kidnapping; abduction; false imprisonment; unlawful confinement; dealing or trafficking in slaves or other persons; taking a hostage. — Mary Hui, Quartz, "These are all the crimes Hong Kong is considering extraditing people for under a new law," 7 June 2019 The couple sued in 2013, alleging wrongful search and seizure, false imprisonment, wrongful detention and other constitutional violations. — Kristine Phillips, ajc, "Neil Armstrong gave her a vial of moon dust, she says. She's suing so NASA won't take it.," 12 June 2018 After Sanchez-Jimenez was released from the hospital, he was charged with second-degree assault, two counts of menacing with a deadly weapon, two counts of obstruction of phone service and false imprisonment. — Noelle Phillips, The Denver Post, "Two Denver cops cleared in shooting where domestic violence suspect pointed a gun at his wife," 21 June 2019 That officer was acquitted of reckless homicide in 2017, but was convicted of several unrelated charges, including false imprisonment and solicitation of prostitutes. — Benjamin Hoffman, New York Times, "Video of Sterling Brown’s Arrest Shows Milwaukee Police Using Stun Gun on N.B.A. Player," 23 May 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'false imprisonment.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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