Examples of false imprisonment in a Sentence
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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.
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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
The Tates filed a defamation suit in July 2023 against a Florida woman who accused them of human trafficking, rape and false imprisonment in Romania.
—Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN, 9 Mar. 2025
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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
The Tates filed a defamation suit in July 2023 against a Florida woman who accused them of human trafficking, rape and false imprisonment in Romania.
—Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN, 9 Mar. 2025
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“False imprisonment.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/false%20imprisonment. Accessed 26 Mar. 2025.
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