Examples of false imprisonment in a Sentence
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Chalfant was facing charges of two counts of corporal injury to a spouse or cohabitant with a prior conviction in the last seven years, one count of making criminal threats and one count of false imprisonment — all felonies, according to Riverside County Superior Court records.
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Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 1 Apr. 2025
Although no felony charges were filed, the Los Angeles City Attorney’s Office later charged Urias with five misdemeanors: spousal battery, two counts of domestic battery involving a dating relationship, one county of false imprisonment, and one count of assault.
—Dan Schlossberg, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025
According to Us Weekly, in April 2021, Matt pleaded guilty to one count of domestic battery with corporal injury of a spouse and guilty to one felony count of false imprisonment by menace, violence, fraud or deceit.
—Diane J. Cho, People.com, 15 Mar. 2025
The suspect was arrested on suspicion of kidnapping, robbery, false imprisonment, dissuading a victim and preventing a victim from contacting 911.
—Christian Martinez, The Mercury News, 11 Mar. 2025
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Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 1 Apr. 2025
Although no felony charges were filed, the Los Angeles City Attorney’s Office later charged Urias with five misdemeanors: spousal battery, two counts of domestic battery involving a dating relationship, one county of false imprisonment, and one count of assault.
—Dan Schlossberg, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025
According to Us Weekly, in April 2021, Matt pleaded guilty to one count of domestic battery with corporal injury of a spouse and guilty to one felony count of false imprisonment by menace, violence, fraud or deceit.
—Diane J. Cho, People.com, 15 Mar. 2025
The suspect was arrested on suspicion of kidnapping, robbery, false imprisonment, dissuading a victim and preventing a victim from contacting 911.
—Christian Martinez, The Mercury News, 11 Mar. 2025
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“False imprisonment.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/false%20imprisonment. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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