false imprisonment
Illegal holding captive
False imprisonment is the unlawful restraint of someone's freedom of movement.
In law, it's a tort and sometimes a crime—no actual prison is required, just preventing someone from leaving: The store detained her for shoplifting, but since she was innocent, she sued for false imprisonment.
The restraint can be physical, through threats, or by assertion of legal authority.
Temporary official holding
- custodyProtective care or control
- confinementState of being restricted
- habeas corpusWrit challenging lawful custody
- tortActionable civil harm
damages · plaintiff · defendant · lawsuit · civil rights · unlawful arrest · liability · compensation
Unlawful seizure of person
- abductionUnlawful seizure of person
- unlawful detentionIllegal restraint of freedom
- seizureForcible taking or convulsion
- abuse of powerMisusing entrusted authority
unauthorized · illegal · unwarranted · involuntary · nonconsensual · wrongful · arbitrary · unjustified
State of being confined
- confinementState of being restricted
- shacklesMetal bonds for prisoners
- handcuffsLocking wrist restraints
- chainsLinked metal restraints
cell · lockup · isolation · bondage · fetter · bars · cage · holding
To let go
- escapeFlight from captivity
- freedomAbsence of constraint
- exonerationOfficial clearing of blame
- acquittalFormal clearing of charges
vindication · compensation · settlement · cleared · freed · justice · restitution · damages awarded
detention
Temporary official holding
- custodyProtective care or control
- confinementState of being restricted
- habeas corpusWrit challenging lawful custody
tort · damages · plaintiff · defendant · lawsuit · civil rights · unlawful arrest · liability · compensation · probable cause
kidnapping
Unlawful seizure of person
- abductionUnlawful seizure of person
- unlawful detentionIllegal restraint of freedom
- seizureForcible taking or convulsion
abuse of power · unauthorized · illegal · unwarranted · involuntary · nonconsensual · wrongful · arbitrary · unjustified · coercion
captivity
State of being confined
- confinementState of being restricted
- shacklesMetal bonds for prisoners
- handcuffsLocking wrist restraints
chains · cell · lockup · isolation · bondage · fetter · bars · cage · holding · bound
release
To let go
- escapeFlight from captivity
- freedomAbsence of constraint
- exonerationOfficial clearing of blame
acquittal · vindication · compensation · settlement · cleared · freed · justice · restitution · damages awarded · wrongful conviction
- rights violationsillegal search, unlawful arrest, coerced confession, unfair trial, double jeopardy
- crimesarson, burglary, robbery, kidnapping, vandalism
- injusticeinjustice, inequality, discrimination, bias, prejudice
- legal termstrial, legal, appeal, lawsuit, law
- coercion crimeskidnapping, extortion, blackmail, human trafficking, criminal threats
- lawsuitslawsuit, litigation, civil suit, suit, court case
false imprisonmentfreedom
Absence of constraint
liberty · free movement · release · liberation · emancipation
false, imprison, imprisoned, falsehood, imprisonment, falsely, falsify, falseness, imprisoning