Examples of false imprisonment in a Sentence
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Nida was arrested on one count of false imprisonment, one count of domestic battery by strangulation and one count of touch or strike battery.
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Sergio Candido, CBS News, 8 Jan. 2026
Wagner admitted to a role in all four incidents, pleading guilty to one count each of burglary and assault with a stun gun, and two counts of false imprisonment.
—Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Jan. 2026
Scott Nida, 54, was booked into the Broward Main Jail on one count of false imprisonment, one count of domestic battery by strangulation and one count of touch or strike battery, the Sheriff’s Office announced in a news release Thursday.
—Angie Dimichele, Sun Sentinel, 8 Jan. 2026
Police said his previous convictions include violence against a person and false imprisonment.
—Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 5 Jan. 2026
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Sergio Candido, CBS News, 8 Jan. 2026
Wagner admitted to a role in all four incidents, pleading guilty to one count each of burglary and assault with a stun gun, and two counts of false imprisonment.
—Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Jan. 2026
Scott Nida, 54, was booked into the Broward Main Jail on one count of false imprisonment, one count of domestic battery by strangulation and one count of touch or strike battery, the Sheriff’s Office announced in a news release Thursday.
—Angie Dimichele, Sun Sentinel, 8 Jan. 2026
Police said his previous convictions include violence against a person and false imprisonment.
—Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 5 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for false imprisonment
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“False imprisonment.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/false%20imprisonment. Accessed 29 Jan. 2026.
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