How to Use false imprisonment in a Sentence

false imprisonment

noun
  • They were all charged with robbery and false imprisonment.
    — Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 27 Apr. 2026
  • The jury failed to reach a verdict on the false imprisonment charge.
    — Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 6 Feb. 2026
  • The charges were false imprisonment and two counts of simple battery.
    — Asena Basak, CBS News, 3 July 2019
  • But the judge said that is separate and not involved in the false imprisonment case.
    — Emily Shapiro, ABC News, 12 Nov. 2025
  • They were charged with robbery, assault, and false imprisonment, court records show.
    — Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 16 Mar. 2026
  • The torture and false imprisonment charges do not include the 2-year-old.
    — Associated Press, Houston Chronicle, 18 Jan. 2018
  • He has been charged with misdemeanor battery and felony false imprisonment, jail records show.
    — Mark Price, Miami Herald, 22 Apr. 2025
  • Three counts of assault and two counts of false imprisonment by violence were also filed.
    — CBS News, 6 Aug. 2020
  • Karin Raymond, 47, is charged with abuse of a corpse, child abuse and false imprisonment.
    — Washington Post, 5 May 2021
  • Now, the woman’s 70-year-old roommate has been charged with felony false imprisonment.
    — Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 21 Jan. 2026
  • The couple fled the scene and was wanted on charges of armed burglary with battery, grand theft of a firearm and false imprisonment.
    — Isabelle D'antonio, OrlandoSentinel.com, 22 Feb. 2018
  • Buzzard entered a not guilty plea on Wednesday to the false imprisonment charge.
    — Emily Shapiro, ABC News, 12 Nov. 2025
  • Muhammed was found guilty of multiple counts of torture, felony child abuse and false imprisonment, among others.
    — Elaine Aradillas, People.com, 18 Jan. 2025
  • The false imprisonment charge was later dropped, and the remaining case is still pending.
    — Todd Karpovich, Baltimore Sun, 28 May 2026
  • Both David and Louise face a dozen charges each of torture and false imprisonment, among other counts.
    — Christine Pelisek, PEOPLE.com, 23 Jan. 2018
  • They were each charged with four counts of endangering the welfare of a minor and four counts of false imprisonment.
    — Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 26 Mar. 2026
  • The charges against the parents include a dozen counts of torture and another dozen counts of false imprisonment.
    — Marwa Eltagouri, Washington Post, 19 Mar. 2018
  • The couple has pleaded not guilty to multiple counts of torture, child abuse and false imprisonment.
    — CBS News, 23 Feb. 2018
  • The torture and false imprisonment charges do not include the 2-year-old, who was not malnourished.
    — Amy Taxin, Time, 19 Jan. 2018
  • The sheriff, who was accused of domestic abuse, pleaded guilty to one count of false imprisonment.
    — David Streitfeld, New York Times, 1 June 2018
  • Hayes later plead no contest to two of the charges — false imprisonment and resisting arrest.
    — Dan Woike, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2024
  • Syed was found guilty of murder, false imprisonment, kidnapping and robbery and was sentenced to life in prison.
    — Emily Blackwood, PEOPLE, 18 Sep. 2025
  • Court records show he has been charged with multiple felony assault charges, false imprisonment and felony menacing.
    — Brian Maass, CBS News, 19 June 2026
  • Heaggan-Brown pleaded no contest to the false imprisonment count and guilty to the others.
    — Bruce Vielmetti, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 18 Jan. 2018
  • The Turpin parents face multiple charges of torture, false imprisonment and abuse in the case.
    — Kc Baker, PEOPLE.com, 5 Mar. 2018
  • Four years later, he was charged with kidnapping and false imprisonment, but the case was also dismissed, court records show.
    — Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 19 Feb. 2026
  • The judge ordered a two-day trial on the false imprisonment charge to begin March 16.
    — Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 6 Feb. 2026
  • The charges include four counts of endangering the welfare of a minor and four counts of false imprisonment.
    — Freida Frisaro, Sun Sentinel, 31 Mar. 2026
  • If convicted on all charges, which include false imprisonment, the rapper faces up to 30 years in prison.
    — Gerrick Kennedy, latimes.com, 20 Dec. 2017
  • Both David and Louise were charged with multiple counts of torture, false imprisonment and child abuse.
    — Stephanie Kaloi, PEOPLE, 4 Feb. 2026

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