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false arrest

NOUN
unjustifiable arrest
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“More than one million searches have been conducted using Clearview AI. One false arrest is one too many, and we have tremendous empathy for the person who was wrongfully accused.”

From New York Times

The contractor confiscated the Mexican farmworkers’ passports, demanded exorbitant fees from them and threatened them with deportation or false arrest, according to the U.S.

From Seattle Times

It did not grant him any money — he was seeking $450,000 for false arrest and false imprisonment — but it allows him a chance to obtain lawful status in the U.S.

From Seattle Times

In 2015, Ashanti was assigned a lawsuit against four officers accused of false arrest, excessive force and other offenses.

From Salon

In Thursday’s filing, Gill and attorney Ronald Kuby alleged a host of violations including false arrest, wrongful conviction, infliction of emotional distress and unlawful search and seizure.

From Washington Times