false imprisonment
noun/ˌfɔːls ɪmˈprɪznmənt/
/ˌfɔːls ɪmˈprɪznmənt/
[uncountable] (law)- the crime of illegally keeping somebody as a prisoner somewhereTopics Crime and punishmentc2
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