unlawful imprisonment
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Laurel District Judge John Paul Chappell approved a prosecutor’s request Tuesday during a preliminary hearing for James Herbert Brick, of Cherokee, North Carolina, who was originally charged with unlawful imprisonment, the Lexington Herald-Leader reported.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 10, 2021
That principle is a centuries-old protection against unlawful imprisonment and a cornerstone of the rule of law.
From Salon ● Feb. 13, 2021
The police spokesman said there was an investigation into an "unlawful imprisonment" which turned out to be false information.
From Reuters ● Nov. 29, 2016
The Nonhuman Rights Project had filed a petition for the two chimps, Hercules and Leo, for a writ of habeas corpus freeing them from unlawful imprisonment.
From Slate ● Jul. 31, 2015
The health of Eliot had sunk under an unlawful imprisonment of several years.
From Critical and Historical Essays — Volume 1 by Thomas Babington Macaulay, Baron Macaulay
