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false imprisonment [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2015-11-02
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- PAJLO
- Tort Law (common law)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- false imprisonment
1, record 1, English, false%20imprisonment
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Both a common law crime and a tort, consists in unlawfully and either intentionally or recklessly restraining another's freedom of movement from a particular place, which may be a house, or hotel, or vehicle and need not be a prison. It must be a total restraint for a time, however short, not merely a partial restriction. 2, record 1, English, - false%20imprisonment
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- PAJLO
- Droit des délits (common law)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- séquestration
1, record 1, French, s%C3%A9questration
correct, feminine noun, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Détention illégale d'une personne. 2, record 1, French, - s%C3%A9questration
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
séquestration : terme normalisé par le Comité de normalisation, Promotion de l'accès à justice dans les deux langues officielles (PAJLO). 3, record 1, French, - s%C3%A9questration
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2012-04-02
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Tort Law (common law)
- Offences and crimes
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- false imprisonment
1, record 2, English, false%20imprisonment
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- arbitrary detention 2, record 2, English, arbitrary%20detention
- unlawful confinement 3, record 2, English, unlawful%20confinement
- forcible confinement 4, record 2, English, forcible%20confinement
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Droit des délits (common law)
- Infractions et crimes
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- séquestration
1, record 2, French, s%C3%A9questration
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- détention arbitraire 2, record 2, French, d%C3%A9tention%20arbitraire
feminine noun
- emprisonnement arbitraire 3, record 2, French, emprisonnement%20arbitraire
masculine noun
- emprisonnement fautif 4, record 2, French, emprisonnement%20fautif
masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Derecho de ilícitos civiles (common law)
- Infracciones y crímenes
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- privación ilegal de la libertad
1, record 2, Spanish, privaci%C3%B3n%20ilegal%20de%20la%20libertad
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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