How to Use false imprisonment in a Sentence

false imprisonment

noun
  • Three counts of assault and two counts of false imprisonment by violence were also filed.
    CBS News, 6 Aug. 2020
  • Bryan was charged with felony murder and criminal attempt to commit false imprisonment.
    Barnini Chakraborty, Washington Examiner, 13 Nov. 2020
  • Bryan was charged later that month with felony murder and criminal attempt to commit false imprisonment.
    Washington Post, 13 Nov. 2020
  • Each of the brothers was charged with false imprisonment, a felony, and reporting a false emergency, a misdemeanor.
    NBC News, 6 Aug. 2020
  • In changing his plea, Newton also admitted guilt to mayhem and felony false imprisonment.
    Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Sep. 2020
  • After a nine-month trial, Stubblefield was found guilty of rape, forced oral copulation and false imprisonment.
    Vanessa Arredondo, SFChronicle.com, 22 Oct. 2020
  • Jones is charged with murder, use of a firearm in the commission of a violent crime, kidnapping, false imprisonment and second-degree assault.
    Jean Marbella, baltimoresun.com, 13 Nov. 2020
  • Bryan has pleaded not guilty to charges of felony murder and criminal attempt to commit false imprisonment in the death of Ahmaud Arbery.
    CBS News, 9 Oct. 2020
  • Convicted of strangulation and false imprisonment, he was placed on probation but violated the terms and was sent to prison in 2017.
    Robert Klemko, Washington Post, 3 Oct. 2020
  • Karin Raymond, 47, is charged with abuse of a corpse, child abuse and false imprisonment.
    Washington Post, 5 May 2021
  • Casper was charged with six counts of false imprisonment.
    Chris Harris, PEOPLE.com, 1 Mar. 2022
  • Koch's live-in boyfriend, Joel Manke, 38, is charged with chronic neglect of a child and false imprisonment.
    Chris Ramirez, Journal Sentinel, 26 July 2023
  • As to count two, the defendant is guilty of false imprisonment ...
    Peter Van Sant, CBS News, 20 Feb. 2021
  • Her boyfriend, Joel Manke, 38, faces felony charges of chronic neglect of a child and false imprisonment.
    Chris Ramirez, USA TODAY, 20 July 2023
  • The McMichaels and Bryan face counts of murder and false imprisonment, among other charges, in the fatal shooting.
    Asia Simone Burns, ajc, 25 Oct. 2021
  • Zack Lee Smith, 20, of Sioux City, is charged with two felony counts of false imprisonment, said a spokesman with the city’s police department.
    Antonio Planas, NBC News, 14 May 2021
  • Katie Koch, 34, faces charges of chronic neglect of a child, false imprisonment and neglecting a child.
    Chris Ramirez, Journal Sentinel, 26 July 2023
  • The man has been charged with battery and two counts of false imprisonment for alleged encounters in August.
    Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Dec. 2020
  • William Bryan, the man who recorded the killing, has been charged with felony murder and criminal attempt to commit false imprisonment.
    Tori B. Powell, CBS News, 2 Sep. 2021
  • He was charged in 2019 with felony theft, embezzlement, fraud and false imprisonment of an elder adult.
    Winston Cho, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 July 2022
  • The pair were each sentenced to 25 years to life in prison after pleading guilty to 14 charges of torture, adult abuse, child endangerment, false imprisonment and more.
    Alaa Elassar, CNN, 20 Nov. 2021
  • In a May email to the department, Brock’s attorney accused the deputy of false imprisonment and kidnapping.
    Keri Blakinger, Los Angeles Times, 23 July 2023
  • Charges of elder abuse and false imprisonment were dismissed before the trial.
    Gene Maddaus, Variety, 1 Nov. 2022
  • Initial charges of elder abuse and false imprisonment against Morgan were dropped long before the trial.
    Andrew Dalton, ajc, 2 Nov. 2022
  • The couple, relatives of the dead parents, have filed suit against the Masts, alleging conspiracy, fraud, and false imprisonment of the child.
    Seyward Darby, Longreads, 1 Dec. 2022
  • The false imprisonment charge was dismissed but read into the record to be considered for sentencing.
    Erik S. Hanley, Journal Sentinel, 11 Oct. 2022
  • Among the charges against Bryan are false imprisonment and aggravated assault for using his car as a deadly weapon.
    Malaika Jabali, Essence, 5 Nov. 2021
  • David and Louise Turpin pleaded guilty to charges including torture and false imprisonment.
    Brian Mezerski, ABC News, 18 Nov. 2021
  • He is suspected of annoying and molesting a child under 14 years old and false imprisonment.
    Nollyanne Delacruz, The Mercury News, 5 June 2024
  • In addition to homicide, the grandparents have been charged unlawful restraint and false imprisonment.
    Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 6 Aug. 2024

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