How to Use false arrest in a Sentence

false arrest

noun
  • He's suing the police for false arrest.
  • Jennings sued the city and the officers for false arrest.
    — ABC News, 17 Mar. 2026
  • The false arrest claims involve all three of the company's brands.
    — Laura Layden, USA TODAY, 5 Dec. 2022
  • Dixon is suing on claims of negligence, false arrest, and more.
    — Real-Time News Team, Miami Herald, 18 Apr. 2025
  • The group says that such systems can be inaccurate and lead to false arrests.
    — Sascha Brodsky, Popular Mechanics, 24 Feb. 2023
  • Hundreds of false arrest claims are still pending in bankruptcy court.
    — Laura Layden, USA TODAY, 3 June 2022
  • Among the eight counts listed are false arrest, excessive force and assault and battery.
    — Charles Rabin, Miami Herald, 31 May 2024
  • He was named in nearly a dozen tort claims and lawsuits alleging use of excessive force and false arrest.
    — Kristine Phillips, IndyStar, 2 July 2025
  • As for Xi, the scientist said the false arrest has forever altered his life.
    — Teresa Watanabestaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 22 July 2019
  • Two years ago, the family was awarded nearly $6 million in lawsuits for false arrest.
    — David Ovalle and Kyra Gurney, miamiherald, 8 Mar. 2018
  • But critics argue that even a low error rate, when applied to hundreds of thousands of searches, could lead to scores of false arrests.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 1 Nov. 2019
  • The Lockharts successfully sued the sheriff for false arrest.
    — Walt Bogdanich and Grace Ashford, New York Times, 14 Dec. 2017
  • Thousands of workers still face the threat of false arrest due to blanket criminal charges that have yet to be dropped, according to campaigners.
    — Jasmin Malik Chua, Sourcing Journal, 3 Sep. 2019
  • The bill would grant immunity to retail businesses and restaurants from false arrest civil lawsuits.
    — Nyamekye Daniel, Washington Examiner, 17 Feb. 2021
  • The lawsuit seeks damages for false arrest, false imprisonment, negligence and other claims.
    — Gene Johnson, Star Tribune, 11 June 2021
  • The charges of false imprisonment, false arrest and negligence were dismissed for falling outside of a statute of limitations on such claims.
    — Jack Harvel, Kansas City Star, 11 June 2026
  • Elshieky’s attorneys sued the government for false arrest in a federal lawsuit Friday.
    — Washington Post, 14 Feb. 2020
  • The false arrest claims of former Hertz customers were filed in federal bankruptcy court in Delaware.
    — CBS News, 31 Mar. 2022
  • Against the airport and its officers, the couple accuses them of excessive force, false arrest and unlawful seizure and assault.
    — Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 14 Apr. 2026
  • The lawsuit names 12 counts, including false arrest, unlawful strip search, assault, battery and other charges.
    — Nathan Pilling, Kansas City Star, 11 June 2024
  • More than 230 plaintiffs are suing the company for false arrest and, in some cases, prosecution.
    — Katie Wedell, USA TODAY, 11 Apr. 2022
  • The lawsuit also alleges that Lopez's right to be free from unlawful seizures, false arrest and excessive force were violated.
    — Chelsea Curtis, The Arizona Republic, 27 Aug. 2021
  • The settlement will resolve 95% of pending claims against Hertz regarding these sorts of false arrest claims, the company said.
    — Peter Valdes-Dapena, CNN, 5 Dec. 2022
  • Within weeks, five of the officers sued Mosby, alleging false arrest, defamation and other misdeeds.
    — Taylor Romine, CNN, 4 Feb. 2022
  • The Fourth Amendment was created to protect Americans from false arrest.
    — Andrew Wimer, Forbes, 5 Jan. 2022
  • While prosecutors long ago dropped the wiretapping and obstruction charges, the dispute continues because Ford sued the cops in a false arrest claim.
    — Marc Freeman, sun-sentinel.com, 14 Dec. 2020
  • The ruling ends a suit brought by the family against two GSP officers, claiming false arrest and excessive force.
    — Aj Willingham, AJC.com, 2 Apr. 2026
  • This is a case about false arrest, excessive force, and retaliation for trying to hold police officers accountable.
    — Stephanie Wenger, People.com, 20 Aug. 2025
  • The technology means the chance of a false arrest is greatly diminished, Blazer said, due to the amount of data available today in the on-board computers.
    — Linda Gandee/special To Cleveland.com, cleveland.com, 19 Mar. 2018
  • An error, omission or hallucination can risk the integrity of a prosecution or, worse, justify a false arrest.
    — Andrew Guthrie Ferguson, The Conversation, 15 Oct. 2025

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