Examples of false imprisonment in a Sentence
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The suspect, a 61-year-old Bethel Island man, was arrested and charged on Aug. 20 with assault with a deadly weapon, false imprisonment and burglary, related to two similar incidents on Aug. 8 and Aug. 10.
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Nate Gartrell, The Mercury News, 7 Sep. 2024
Curiel found in Friday’s ruling that the government was liable for false imprisonment, intentional infliction of emotional distress and negligence.
—Phil Helsel, NBC News, 27 June 2024
The district attorney’s office charged the 26 with trespassing to interfere with a business, obstruction of a thoroughfare, unlawful assembly, refusal to disperse at a riot, failure to obey the orders of police and 38 counts of false imprisonment.
—Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 13 Aug. 2024
All three suspects were charged with criminal homicide, unlawful restraint/serious bodily injury, false imprisonment, endangering welfare of children and related charges, the outlets report.
—Raven Brunner, Peoplemag, 7 Aug. 2024
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Nate Gartrell, The Mercury News, 7 Sep. 2024
Curiel found in Friday’s ruling that the government was liable for false imprisonment, intentional infliction of emotional distress and negligence.
—Phil Helsel, NBC News, 27 June 2024
The district attorney’s office charged the 26 with trespassing to interfere with a business, obstruction of a thoroughfare, unlawful assembly, refusal to disperse at a riot, failure to obey the orders of police and 38 counts of false imprisonment.
—Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 13 Aug. 2024
All three suspects were charged with criminal homicide, unlawful restraint/serious bodily injury, false imprisonment, endangering welfare of children and related charges, the outlets report.
—Raven Brunner, Peoplemag, 7 Aug. 2024
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“False imprisonment.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/false%20imprisonment. Accessed 17 Sep. 2024.
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