Examples of false imprisonment in a Sentence
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The jury acquitted Contreras-Gafaro of nine additional charges, including theft in a range of $20,000 to $100,000, felony menacing, third-degree assault, child abuse, false imprisonment and criminal mischief, according to court records.
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Lauren Penington, Denver Post, 16 Mar. 2026
Malachi Attaway, 18, pleaded no contest to assault with a deadly weapon and false imprisonment, and is scheduled to be sentenced on March 11, records show.
—Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 24 Feb. 2026
Castellanos Triminio faces charges of strong-arm robbery, child neglect, false imprisonment, and battery by strangulation.
—February 23, CBS News, 23 Feb. 2026
Four years later, he was charged with kidnapping and false imprisonment, but the case was also dismissed, court records show.
—Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 19 Feb. 2026
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Lauren Penington, Denver Post, 16 Mar. 2026
Malachi Attaway, 18, pleaded no contest to assault with a deadly weapon and false imprisonment, and is scheduled to be sentenced on March 11, records show.
—Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 24 Feb. 2026
Castellanos Triminio faces charges of strong-arm robbery, child neglect, false imprisonment, and battery by strangulation.
—February 23, CBS News, 23 Feb. 2026
Four years later, he was charged with kidnapping and false imprisonment, but the case was also dismissed, court records show.
—Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 19 Feb. 2026
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“False imprisonment.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/false%20imprisonment. Accessed 17 Mar. 2026.
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