unlawful imprisonment
Example Sentences
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He was found not guilty of unlawful imprisonment.
From Seattle Times • Mar. 1, 2024
Sheriff’s deputies arrested the driver, James Herbert Brick, 61, of Cherokee, N.C., and charged him with unlawful imprisonment.
From New York Times • Nov. 8, 2021
That principle is a centuries-old protection against unlawful imprisonment and a cornerstone of the rule of law.
From Salon • Feb. 13, 2021
In the current suit, Sklar has argued that Sovannara’s unlawful imprisonment by the Cambodian government has caused harm to his wife and children, who are U.S. citizens.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 31, 2016
The health of Eliot had sunk under an unlawful imprisonment of several years.
From Critical and Historical Essays — Volume 1 by Macaulay, Thomas Babington Macaulay, Baron
