Examples of false arrest in a Sentence
He's suing the police for false arrest.
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Face recognition alone should never lead to false arrests, Jake Parker with the Security Industry Association told members of the California Assembly a few weeks ago.
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Calmatters, The Mercury News, 12 June 2024
The lawsuit names 12 counts, including false arrest, unlawful strip search, assault, battery and other charges.
—Nathan Pilling, Kansas City Star, 11 June 2024
Listen to this article Loading your audio article Two men who worked security for Malcolm X in the days before he was assassinated said Wednesday that NYPD cops used false arrests to lure them from his side — thus giving his killers a clear target.
—Leonard Greene, New York Daily News, 21 Feb. 2024
An Opa-locka woman who claims police unlawfully arrested her, threw her to the ground and stung her with electronic Taser prongs is suing the city and the officers in federal court for false arrest, malicious prosecution and other civil rights violations.
—Charles Rabin, Miami Herald, 31 May 2024
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Calmatters, The Mercury News, 12 June 2024
The lawsuit names 12 counts, including false arrest, unlawful strip search, assault, battery and other charges.
—Nathan Pilling, Kansas City Star, 11 June 2024
Listen to this article Loading your audio article Two men who worked security for Malcolm X in the days before he was assassinated said Wednesday that NYPD cops used false arrests to lure them from his side — thus giving his killers a clear target.
—Leonard Greene, New York Daily News, 21 Feb. 2024
An Opa-locka woman who claims police unlawfully arrested her, threw her to the ground and stung her with electronic Taser prongs is suing the city and the officers in federal court for false arrest, malicious prosecution and other civil rights violations.
—Charles Rabin, Miami Herald, 31 May 2024
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“False arrest.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/false%20arrest. Accessed 4 Jul. 2024.
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