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false imprisonment

NOUN
unjustifiable imprisonment
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A judge in Santa Barbara County Superior Court has dismissed a felony false imprisonment charge against Ashlee Buzzard, the county district attorney said in a statement.

From Los Angeles Times

Roiland, 43, had been awaiting trial on charges of corporal injury and false imprisonment by menace, fraud, violence or deceit against the woman, who he was living with at the time.

From Seattle Times

He had been charged with allegedly beating and strangling his pregnant ex-girlfriend, as well as false imprisonment and witness tampering.

From Los Angeles Times

At the same time, he was awaiting trial on charges of battery, false imprisonment and witness tampering stemming from the alleged violent assault of a former girlfriend.

From New York Times

Among the accusations against Dylan include assault, battery and false imprisonment.

From Los Angeles Times