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Examples of false imprisonment in a Sentence
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Christopher Higginbotham, 39, pleaded guilty to a felony false imprisonment count for picking an 8-year-old boy up on March 22 along Newport Avenue.
—City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 May 2024
Anthony Silveria of Fremont was found guilty Monday, May 6, of multiple charges, including first-degree robbery, false imprisonment and identity theft, according to a news release from the San Francisco District Attorney’s Office.
—Paloma Chavez, Sacramento Bee, 8 May 2024
Ronald Anthony Silveria, a 27-year-old resident of Fremont, faces up to 12 years in state prison after a jury convicted of first-degree robbery, misdemeanor assault, false imprisonment and identify theft.
—Caelyn Pender, The Mercury News, 7 May 2024
He was arrested in August 2022 on a slew of charges that include burglary, assault and false imprisonment, after his ex accused him of breaking into her home, slapping her and pointing a gun at several people.
—Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 3 May 2024
Authorities arrested David and Louise and charged them with 12 counts of torture, seven counts of abuse of a dependent adult, six counts of child abuse and 12 counts of false imprisonment.
—Stephanie Kaloi, Peoplemag, 18 Apr. 2024
The suspect faces charges of false imprisonment, possessing narcotics, possessing drugs while armed, carrying a loaded handgun, illegally having an firearm and evading police officers, according to booking logs.
—Ishani Desai, Sacramento Bee, 18 Apr. 2024
The charges include one count of spousal battery, two counts of domestic battery involving a dating relationship, one count of false imprisonment and one count of assault.
—Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 12 Apr. 2024
The charges ranged from unlawful assembly to conspiracy to commit a crime to false imprisonment.
—Jason Green, The Mercury News, 15 Apr. 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
14th century, in the meaning defined above
Time Traveler
The first known use of false imprisonment was
in the 14th century
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“False imprisonment.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/false%20imprisonment. Accessed 19 May. 2024.
Legal Definition
false imprisonment
noun
: the tort of intentionally restraining another by physical force or the threat of physical force without privilege or authority see also false arrest at arrest
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