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false imprisonment
(redirected from Wrongful incarceration)

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false imprisonment
n.
Detention or imprisonment of a person contrary to the provisions of law.

false imprisonment
n
(Law) Law the restraint of a person's liberty without lawful authority
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Noun1.false imprisonment - (law) confinement without legal authority
internment, imprisonment - the act of confining someone in a prison (or as if in a prison)
law, jurisprudence - the collection of rules imposed by authority; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order"


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Any wrongful incarceration, with its attendant squandering of human potential, should be a cause of concern, but the concentration of wrongful incarceration in communities that are already socially and economically marginalized should be regarded as especially objectionable.
The story behind Michael's rebellious youth and wrongful incarceration is compelling and unpredictable and it illustrates how often people judge others without understanding the reality of their lives.
CS/CS/CS/SB 756--Wrongful Incarceration Compensation This bill creates the "Victims of Wrongful Incarceration Compensation Act" and creates a program to compensate persons who were wrongfully convicted and incarcerated for a felony offense.
 
 
 
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