false imprisonment in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for false imprisonment in the English»French Dictionary

false imprisonment N

false imprisonment

sequestration f

Translations for false imprisonment in the English»French Dictionary

imprisonment [Brit ɪmˈprɪz(ə)nm(ə)nt, Am ɪmˈprɪz(ə)nmənt] N

imprisonment

emprisonnement m

to be sentenced to ten years' imprisonment/to imprisonment for life

être condamné à dix ans de prison/à la prison à vie

to threaten sb with imprisonment

menacer qn de le/la mettre en prison

false [Brit fɔːls, fɒls, Am fɔls] ADJ

1. false after n:

false (mistaken) impression, idea, information

faux/fausse

false belief

erroné

false (proved wrong) allegations, rumour, statement

faux/fausse

their fears/expectations may well prove false

il se peut fort bien que leurs craintes/espoirs s'avèrent sans fondement

a false sense of security

une fausse impression de sécurité

2. false (fraudulent):

false banknotes, passport

faux/fausse

false tax returns, name, address

faux/fausse

to give false information LAW

donner de faux renseignements

to give false evidence LAW

faire un faux témoignage

to bear false witness LAW

porter un faux témoignage

charged with false accounting LAW

inculpé de faux en écritures

3. false (artificial):

false eyelashes, nose, hem

faux/fausse

false attr floor, ceiling

faux/fausse

4. false person (affected, disloyal):

false

faux/fausse

false imprisonment in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for false imprisonment in the English»French Dictionary

a false imprisonment

une détention arbitraire

Translations for false imprisonment in the English»French Dictionary

I.false [fɔ:ls] ADJ a. fig

false

faux(fausse)

a false alarm

une fausse alerte

a false imprisonment

une détention arbitraire

a false bottom

un double fond

II.false [fɔ:ls] ADV

to play sb false

trahir qn

imprisonment N no pl

imprisonment

emprisonnement m

imprisonment

collocation f Belg

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Imprisonment without lawful cause is a tort called false imprisonment.

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Accordingly, unless they could be proved to have broken local or maritime law, it would be false imprisonment to detain them against their will.

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False imprisonment is a common-law felony and a tort.

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Some commentators have suggested this reasoning might be at odds with other false imprisonment precedents.

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The first element of false imprisonment is just cause.

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According to a news channel, he will serve time for accusations such as riot and false imprisonment.

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He was awarded $12,000 for false imprisonment.

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A year later, all four men pleaded no contest to one felony count of false imprisonment.

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The term also refers to the legal theory upon which a plaintiff brings suit (such as breach of contract, battery, or false imprisonment).

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An appeals court reversed the judgment, because it believed the elements of false imprisonment were not met.

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