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false imprisonment, complete restraint upon a person's liberty of movement without legal justification. Actual physical contact is not necessary; a show of authority or a threat of force is sufficient. The person falsely imprisoned may sue the offender for damages. The suit would be brought against officials improperly issuing warrants for arrest and against private persons for any illegal total restraint of liberty. Release from such illegal restraint may be had through a habeas corpus habeas corpus (hā`bēəs kôr`pəs) [Lat. ..... Click the link for more information. proceeding. See kidnapping kidnapping, in law, the taking away of a person by force, threat, or deceit, with intent to cause him to be detained against his will. Kidnapping may be done for ransom or for political or other purposes. ..... Click the link for more information. . How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Jackson railed against a justice system that has allowed for wrongful incarceration and the proliferation of recidivism, adding that about 1. The Clinton Administration has never publicly acknowledged her wrongful incarceration or lifted a finger in protest. This film joins the roster of issue-related programming that the network continues to feature including such controversial subjects as federal mandatory minimum sentencing laws to unsupervised police interrogations of juvenile suspects to political asylum and now, capital punishment and wrongful incarceration. |
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