How to Use false imprisonment in a Sentence

false imprisonment

noun
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  • Karin Raymond, 47, is charged with abuse of a corpse, child abuse and false imprisonment.
    — Washington Post, 5 May 2021
  • The torture and false imprisonment charges do not include the 2-year-old.
    — Associated Press, Houston Chronicle, 18 Jan. 2018
  • The Turpins are charged with a combined 82 counts of false imprisonment, child abuse, and torture.
    — Shannon Barbour, Cosmopolitan, 7 Mar. 2018
  • Casper was charged with six counts of false imprisonment.
    — Chris Harris, PEOPLE.com, 1 Mar. 2022
  • The couple fled the scene and was wanted on charges of armed burglary with battery, grand theft of a firearm and false imprisonment.
    — Isabelle D'antonio, OrlandoSentinel.com, 22 Feb. 2018
  • Koch's live-in boyfriend, Joel Manke, 38, is charged with chronic neglect of a child and false imprisonment.
    — Chris Ramirez, Journal Sentinel, 26 July 2023
  • Both David and Louise face a dozen charges each of torture and false imprisonment, among other counts.
    — Christine Pelisek, PEOPLE.com, 23 Jan. 2018
  • As to count two, the defendant is guilty of false imprisonment ...
    — Peter Van Sant, CBS News, 20 Feb. 2021
  • Her boyfriend, Joel Manke, 38, faces felony charges of chronic neglect of a child and false imprisonment.
    — Chris Ramirez, USA TODAY, 20 July 2023
  • The charges were false imprisonment and two counts of simple battery.
    — Asena Basak, CBS News, 3 July 2019
  • The McMichaels and Bryan face counts of murder and false imprisonment, among other charges, in the fatal shooting.
    — Asia Simone Burns, ajc, 25 Oct. 2021
  • Heaggan-Brown pleaded no contest to the false imprisonment count and guilty to the others.
    — Bruce Vielmetti, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 18 Jan. 2018
  • The Turpin parents face multiple charges of torture, false imprisonment and abuse in the case.
    — Kc Baker, PEOPLE.com, 5 Mar. 2018
  • The charges against the parents include a dozen counts of torture and another dozen counts of false imprisonment.
    — Marwa Eltagouri, Washington Post, 19 Mar. 2018
  • The torture and false imprisonment charges do not include the 2-year-old, who was not malnourished.
    — Amy Taxin, Time, 19 Jan. 2018
  • The charges against David and Louise Turpin include 12 counts of torture and 12 counts of false imprisonment, seven counts of abuse of a dependent adult and six counts of child abuse.
    — Author: Paloma Esquivel, Anchorage Daily News, 25 Jan. 2018
  • The Turpin parents have been charged with 12 counts of torture, 12 counts of false imprisonment, seven counts of abuse of a dependent adult and six counts of child abuse.
    — Lisa Marie Segarra, Time, 20 Jan. 2018
  • Zack Lee Smith, 20, of Sioux City, is charged with two felony counts of false imprisonment, said a spokesman with the city’s police department.
    — Antonio Planas, NBC News, 14 May 2021
  • The Turpins each face 12 counts of torture, seven counts of abuse of a dependent adult, six counts of child abuse or neglect and 12 counts of false imprisonment.
    — Colin Atagi, USA TODAY, 18 Jan. 2018
  • The parents of the 13 siblings, David and Louise Turpin, are in custody and have been charged with multiple counts of torture, false imprisonment and child abuse.
    — CBS News, 7 Mar. 2018
  • At least 31 drivers have been convicted of crimes such as false imprisonment and rape, CNN says.
    — Fredrick Kunkle, Washington Post, 1 May 2018
  • He also is charged with false imprisonment of a child under the age of 13, child abuse, and resisting arrest.
    — Cliff Pinckard, cleveland, 4 Mar. 2020
  • If convicted on all charges, which include false imprisonment, the rapper faces up to 30 years in prison.
    — Gerrick Kennedy, latimes.com, 20 Dec. 2017
  • David Turpin, 56, and Louise Turpin, 49, were charged with torture, child abuse, dependent adult abuse and false imprisonment.
    — Associated Press, Houston Chronicle, 18 Jan. 2018
  • Katie Koch, 34, faces charges of chronic neglect of a child, false imprisonment and neglecting a child.
    — Chris Ramirez, Journal Sentinel, 26 July 2023
  • The outlet reports that at least 31 of the drivers have been convicted of crimes ranging from false imprisonment to rape.
    — Steve Helling, PEOPLE.com, 4 May 2018
  • The man has been charged with battery and two counts of false imprisonment for alleged encounters in August.
    — Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Dec. 2020
  • David and Louise Turpin each face 12 counts of torture as well as seven counts of abuse of a dependent adult, nine counts of child abuse or neglect and 12 counts of false imprisonment.
    — Greg Hanlon, PEOPLE.com, 21 June 2018
  • Muhammed was found guilty of multiple counts of torture, felony child abuse and false imprisonment, among others.
    — Elaine Aradillas, People.com, 18 Jan. 2025
  • The state is being sued in federal court by Venezuelans who have raised claims of due process violations and false imprisonment.
    — Orlando Sentinel and South Florida Sun Sentinel Editorial Boards, Orlando Sentinel, 13 Jan. 2025

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