##  [False Imprisonment](/index.php/false-imprisonment) 

  ##  [False Imprisonment](https://criminal.quantumdictionary.io/false-imprisonment-0) 

  

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**Criminal Law Dictionary**

 







 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

Definition

An offense involving unlawful confinement, restraint, or movement of a person without lawful authority. It requires proof of the prohibited restraint conduct and any purpose or aggravating elements specified by law. It does not include restraint authorized by law or restraint lacking the required unlawful purpose where an element is required.



 

 

 

 

 





 

 



 ##  [False Imprisonment](https://defense.quantumdictionary.io/false-imprisonment-1) 

  

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**Defense, Security & Public Safety Dictionary**

 







 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

Definition

A tort and, in many jurisdictions, a criminal offense consisting of the intentional confinement or restraint of a person without legal authority or the person's valid consent, by physical force, threat, or other direct restriction of liberty.