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They have been charged by the Marin County District Attorney’s Office with kidnapping, burglary, conspiracy, and false imprisonment.—Cameron MacDonald, The Mercury News, 20 Feb. 2025 Beverly was charged with assault, false imprisonment and use of a deadly weapon to commit a felony charges, according to records from the Lancaster County Department of Corrections.—Lauren Liebhaber, Kansas City Star, 19 Feb. 2025 In California, three members of Dads Against Predators, a group local to Redding, were arrested on charges of felony assault, false imprisonment, battery and vandalism, according to KRCR.—Julia Marnin, Miami Herald, 4 Feb. 2025 The suits sought unspecified damages and alleged that the guards committed a range of crimes, such as assault, battery and false imprisonment.—Libor Jany, Los Angeles Times, 24 Oct. 2024 See All Example Sentences for false imprisonment
: the tort of intentionally restraining another by physical force or the threat of physical force without privilege or authority see also false arrest at arrest
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