false imprisonment

English

Noun

false imprisonment (countable and uncountable, plural false imprisonments)

1. (law) The intentional restriction of a person's movement within any area without legal authority, justification, or the restrained person's permission.

Translations

intentional restriction of a person's movement within any area without legal authority

• Chinese:

  Cantonese: 非法禁錮／非法禁锢 (fei¹ faat³ gam³ gu³)

  Mandarin: 非法拘禁 (fēifǎ jūjìn)

• Finnish: vapaudenriisto
• French: séquestration (fr)
• German: Freiheitsberaubung (de)
• Portuguese: cárcere privado m (Brazil)
• Spanish: encarcelamiento ilegal m