false imprisonment

False imprisonment — is a tort, and possibly a crime, wherein a person is intentionally confined without legal authority.ElementsThe elements of the tort are: * Intent to confine another person against their will. In Australia, this element will be fulfilled if the… …   Wikipedia

false imprisonment — n. The tort of detaining someone intentionally and without justification. The Essential Law Dictionary. Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. Amy Hackney Blackwell. 2008. false imprisonment A crime …   Law dictionary

False imprisonment — False False, a. [Compar. {Falser}; superl. {Falsest}.] [L. falsus, p. p. of fallere to deceive; cf. OF. faus, fals, F. faux, and AS. fals fraud. See {Fail}, {Fall}.] 1. Uttering falsehood; unveracious; given to deceit; dishnest; as, a false… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

False imprisonment — Imprison ment Im*pris on ment, n. [OE. enprisonment; F. emprisonnement.] The act of imprisoning, or the state of being imprisoned; confinement; restraint. [1913 Webster] His sinews waxen weak and raw Through long imprisonment and hard constraint …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

false imprisonment — noun Date: 14th century imprisonment of a person contrary to law …   New Collegiate Dictionary

false imprisonment — Law. the unlawful restraint of a person from exercising the right to freedom of movement. [1760 70] * * * …   Universalium

false imprisonment — 1) Общая лексика: незаконное лишение (кого л.) свободы 2) Юридический термин: неправомерное лишение, неправомерное лишение свободы 3) Страхование: противоправное заключение 4) юр.Н.П. незаконное лишение свободы …   Универсальный англо-русский словарь

false imprisonment — неправомерное лишение свободы …   Англо-русский экономический словарь

action to recover damages for false imprisonment — Макаров: иск о возмещении ущерба за необоснованное содержание под стражей …   Универсальный англо-русский словарь

an action to recover damages for false imprisonment — Макаров: иск о возмещении ущерба за необоснованное содержание под стражей …   Универсальный англо-русский словарь