Meanings
nounfalse imprisonment (countable and uncountable, plural false imprisonments)
plural false imprisonments
- countableuncountablelawThe intentional restriction of a person's movement within any area without legal authority, justification, or the restrained person's permission.
Translations
Chinese Cantonese 非法禁錮 /非法禁锢
- 非法禁錮 /非法禁锢 (fei¹ faat³ gam³ gu³)intentional restriction of a person's movement within any area without legal authority
Chinese Mandarin 非法拘禁
- 非法拘禁 (fēifǎ jūjìn)intentional restriction of a person's movement within any area without legal authority
Finnish vapaudenriisto
- vapaudenriistointentional restriction of a person's movement within any area without legal authority
French séquestration
- séquestrationintentional restriction of a person's movement within any area without legal authority
German Freiheitsberaubung
- Freiheitsberaubungintentional restriction of a person's movement within any area without legal authority
Portuguese cárcere privado
- cárcere privadointentional restriction of a person's movement within any area without legal authority
Spanish encarcelamiento ilegal
- encarcelamiento ilegalintentional restriction of a person's movement within any area without legal authority
Cite this entry
APA
false imprisonment. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/false%20imprisonment
MLA
“false imprisonment.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/false%20imprisonment. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “false imprisonment,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/false%20imprisonment.
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