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Definition of false imprisonment noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

false imprisonment

noun

/ˌfɔːls ɪmˈprɪznmənt/

/ˌfɔːls ɪmˈprɪznmənt/

[uncountable] (law)

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the crime of illegally keeping somebody as a prisoner somewhereTopics Crime and punishmentc2

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