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false arrest

noun

Law.
  1. arrest or detention of a person contrary to or unauthorized by law.


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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of false arrest1

First recorded in 1925–30
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The Grammy-winning rapper, half of hip-hop duo Run the Jewels, sued a private security firm and its employees for alleged false arrest and imprisonment, assault, battery, negligence and other counts stemming from the 2024 incident at Crypto.com Arena.

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They received a settlement from the City of New York in the amount of $41 million after the Five had sued the City for false arrest and malicious prosecution.

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Compounding her troubles, five of the six officers charged by Mosby in Gray’s death sued her for malicious false arrest, false imprisonment, and defamation, among other claims.

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Though he did not speak in court on Tuesday, Allegria in a written victim impact statement described emptiness and anger that have haunted him since the false arrest.

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That jury award included more than $2 million in punitive damages to Christopher Garza for false arrest, battery and the use of excessive force in the 2021 incident at a tire store in Salem.

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