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  2. False imprisonment - Wikipedia

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    The definition of false imprisonment under UK law and legislation is the "Unlawful imposition or constraint of another's freedom of movement from a particular place." [14] False imprisonment is where the defendant intentionally or recklessly, and unlawfully, restricts the claimant's freedom of movement totally. [15]

  3. Giglio v. United States - Wikipedia

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    Giglio v. United States, 405 U.S. 150 (1972), is a United States Supreme Court case in which the Court held that the prosecution's failure to inform the jury that a witness had been promised not to be prosecuted in exchange for his testimony was a failure to fulfill the duty to present all material evidence to the jury, and constituted a violation of due process, requiring a new trial. [1]

  4. United States tort law - Wikipedia

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    Transferred intent is the legal principle that intent can be transferred from one victim or tort to another. [1] In tort law, there are generally five areas in which transferred intent is applicable: battery, assault, false imprisonment, trespass to land, and trespass to chattels. Generally, any intent to cause any one of these five torts which ...

  5. Criminal law of the United States - Wikipedia

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    False imprisonment is the prevention of a person from leaving an area, interfering with the person's individual rights without authority. [22] False imprisonment can be a criminal case or a civil case. [22]

  6. Graham v. Florida - Wikipedia

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    Graham v. Florida, 560 U.S. 48 (2010), was a decision by the Supreme Court of the United States holding that juvenile offenders cannot be sentenced to life imprisonment without parole for non-homicide offenses.

  7. Seminole deputy arrested for sexual battery and false ...

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    Seminole County authorities arrested a deputy on a warrant for sexual battery and false imprisonment. On Monday, the Seminole County Sheriff’s Office started a criminal investigation after a ...

  8. Former President Donald Trump has repeatedly made false and unsubstantiated claims while denouncing the Manhattan criminal case against him over his alleged falsification of business records ...

  9. Imprisonment - Wikipedia

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    Imprisonment or incarceration is the restraint of a person's liberty for any cause whatsoever, whether by authority of the government, or by a person acting without such authority. In the latter case it is considered " false imprisonment ".