How to Use false arrest in a Sentence

false arrest

noun
  • He's suing the police for false arrest.
  • The false arrest claims involve all three of the company's brands.
    Laura Layden, USA TODAY, 5 Dec. 2022
  • The group says that such systems can be inaccurate and lead to false arrests.
    Sascha Brodsky, Popular Mechanics, 24 Feb. 2023
  • As for Xi, the scientist said the false arrest has forever altered his life.
    Teresa Watanabestaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 22 July 2019
  • Among the eight counts listed are false arrest, excessive force and assault and battery.
    Charles Rabin, Miami Herald, 31 May 2024
  • But critics argue that even a low error rate, when applied to hundreds of thousands of searches, could lead to scores of false arrests.
    BostonGlobe.com, 1 Nov. 2019
  • Hundreds of false arrest claims are still pending in bankruptcy court.
    Laura Layden, USA TODAY, 3 June 2022
  • Detroit sued over use of facial recognition in false arrest.
    Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 8 Sep. 2020
  • The Lockharts successfully sued the sheriff for false arrest.
    Walt Bogdanich and Grace Ashford, New York Times, 14 Dec. 2017
  • Two years ago, the family was awarded nearly $6 million in lawsuits for false arrest.
    David Ovalle and Kyra Gurney, miamiherald, 8 Mar. 2018
  • The settlement will resolve 95% of pending claims against Hertz regarding these sorts of false arrest claims, the company said.
    Peter Valdes-Dapena, CNN, 5 Dec. 2022
  • Atlanta City Council on Jan. 3 is set to vote on a settlement with a transgender woman who spent more than five months in jail after a false arrest.
    Wilborn P. Nobles Iii, ajc, 16 Dec. 2022
  • The program also teaches students about the potential for A.I. bias — like faulty facial recognition systems that have led to the false arrests of Black men.
    Natasha Singer Thalia Juarez, New York Times, 15 May 2024
  • The technology means the chance of a false arrest is greatly diminished, Blazer said, due to the amount of data available today in the on-board computers.
    Linda Gandee/special To Cleveland.com, cleveland.com, 19 Mar. 2018
  • The suit makes claims for unlawful entry, false arrest, excessive force and failure to intervene, and to hold the city liable for Wedig's and Wunsch's actions.
    Bruce Vielmetti, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 18 Sep. 2020
  • The false arrest claims of former Hertz customers were filed in federal bankruptcy court in Delaware.
    CBS News, 31 Mar. 2022
  • While prosecutors long ago dropped the wiretapping and obstruction charges, the dispute continues because Ford sued the cops in a false arrest claim.
    Marc Freeman, sun-sentinel.com, 14 Dec. 2020
  • The Fourth Amendment was created to protect Americans from false arrest.
    Andrew Wimer, Forbes, 5 Jan. 2022
  • Twenty-five years since that fateful winter day on a railroad crossing in Elkhart, where a false arrest led to a 40-year prison sentence, and set off a never-ending legal odyssey that defined the rest of his life.
    Kristine Phillips, The Indianapolis Star, 4 Dec. 2021
  • More than 230 plaintiffs are suing the company for false arrest and, in some cases, prosecution.
    Katie Wedell, USA TODAY, 11 Apr. 2022
  • The lawsuit also alleges that Lopez's right to be free from unlawful seizures, false arrest and excessive force were violated.
    Chelsea Curtis, The Arizona Republic, 27 Aug. 2021
  • The lawsuit names 12 counts, including false arrest, unlawful strip search, assault, battery and other charges.
    Nathan Pilling, Kansas City Star, 11 June 2024
  • Elshieky’s attorneys sued the government for false arrest in a federal lawsuit Friday.
    Washington Post, 14 Feb. 2020
  • Following Ravelo’s admission, the probe into the department’s false arrest statistics has been put in the spotlight.
    Kathleen Joyce, Fox News, 28 July 2018
  • The bill would grant immunity to retail businesses and restaurants from false arrest civil lawsuits.
    Nyamekye Daniel, Washington Examiner, 17 Feb. 2021
  • Then, after the first phase of the trial-- in which the deputy was found guilty of unreasonable detainment, false arrest, excessive force, denial of medical care and negligence -- the county made an offer of $6 million.
    Jeff Piorkowski/special To Cleveland.com, cleveland.com, 23 Mar. 2018
  • Within weeks, five of the officers sued Mosby, alleging false arrest, defamation and other misdeeds.
    Taylor Romine, CNN, 4 Feb. 2022
  • Stafenie filed suit in federal court in 2013, claiming excessive use of force, false arrest and imprisonment.
    Linda Trischitta, Sun-Sentinel.com, 1 Sep. 2017
  • The lawsuit seeks damages for false arrest, false imprisonment, negligence and other claims.
    Gene Johnson, Star Tribune, 11 June 2021
  • In 1967, the Supreme Court first granted qualified immunity to an officer, holding that a police officer acting in good faith was not liable for a false arrest.
    Sarah D. Wire, Los Angeles Times, 25 May 2021

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