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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. Lozman v. City of Riviera Beach (2018) - Wikipedia

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    Lozman v. City of Riviera Beach, 585 U.S. ___ (2018), is a case in which the United States Supreme Court decided that the mere existence of probable cause for an arrest did not bar the plaintiff's First Amendment retaliatory arrest claim, but deferred consideration of the broader question of when it might.

  5. 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 ...

  6. Trespass - Wikipedia

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    Trespass is an area of tort law broadly divided into three groups: trespass to the person, trespass to chattels, and trespass to land.. Trespass to the person historically involved six separate trespasses: threats, assault, battery, wounding, mayhem (or maiming), and false imprisonment. [1]

  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. 10 of the Most Expensive Fines in Football - AOL

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    NFL players have sky-high salaries and contracts that would make the average person feel faint. They also get slapped with fines left and right, some frivolous and some substantial.

  9. Perjury - Wikipedia

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    The development of perjury law in the United States centers on United States v. Dunnigan, a seminal case that set out the parameters of perjury within United States law. The court uses the Dunnigan-based legal standard to determine if an accused person: "testifying under oath or affirmation violates this section if she gives false testimony ...