illegal imprisonment

  • 1Illegal immigration — is the migration into a nation in violation of the immigration laws of that jurisdiction. Illegal immigration raises many political, economical, and social issues, and has become a source of major controversy in developed countries and the more… …

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  • 2imprisonment — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ six months , ten years , etc. ▪ life ▪ indefinite ▪ false, unlawful (esp. BrE) …

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  • 3Illegal drug trade — Drug dealer redirects here. For the legal drug trade, see Legal drug trade. International drug routes …

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  • 4Illegal drug trade in Colombia — Stacks of cocaine. Illegal drug trade in Colombia (Spanish: Narcotráfico en Colombia) refers to the practice of producing and distributing illegal drugs with psychoactive effects in Colombia. Colombia has had four major drug trafficking cartels… …

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  • 5imprisonment — The detention of a person contrary to his will. The act of putting or confining a person in prison. The restraint of a person s personal liberty; coercion exercised upon a person to prevent the free exercise of his powers of locomotion. It is not …

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  • 6imprisonment — The detention of a person contrary to his will. The act of putting or confining a person in prison. The restraint of a person s personal liberty; coercion exercised upon a person to prevent the free exercise of his powers of locomotion. It is not …

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  • 7illegal — il•le•gal [[t]ɪˈli gəl[/t]] adj. 1) law forbidden by law or statute 2) spo contrary to or forbidden by official rules or regulations 3) cvb an illegal immigrant • Etymology: 1620–30; < ML il•le′gal•ly, adv. syn: illegal, unlawful, illicit,… …

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  • 8false imprisonment — n: the tort of intentionally restraining another by physical force or the threat of physical force without privilege or authority see also false arrest at arrest Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 …

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  • 9false imprisonment — noun (law) confinement without legal authority • Topics: ↑law, ↑jurisprudence • Hypernyms: ↑imprisonment, ↑internment * * * noun : the imprisonment of a person contrary …

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  • 10Detention (imprisonment) — Detention is the process when a state, government or citizen lawfully holds a person by removing their freedom of liberty at that time. This can be due to (pending) criminal charges being raised against the individual as part of a prosecution or… …

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