Noun
false arrest (countable and uncountable, plural false arrests)
(law) The act of holding someone in custody without reasonable grounds.
Fayed settled the dispute with a payment to his widow; he also sued the Metropolitan Police for false arrest in 2002, but lost the case. citation In 1994, House of Fraser went public, but Fayed retained private ownership of Harrods. Source: Internet
One of his attorneys, Gary Pearlmutter, filed a claim with the city last month, saying Nez suffered anxiety, embarrassment and fear because of the false arrest, loss of wages and had to drop an internship he needed to graduate from college. Source: Internet
He also alleges defamation, assault and battery, false arrest, abuse of process and infliction of emotional distress. Source: Internet
In Alvarez-Machain's subsequent criminal trial, he was acquitted, and he lost a civil suit he filed for false arrest against the government. Source: Internet
But now that seemingly stellar record — once touted by Atesiano to town leaders — has been shattered by the reality that at least 11 of those cases were based on false arrest reports, according to federal authorities. Source: Internet
Thus her false arrest, false imprisonment, and malicious prosecution claims should survive summary judgment and proceed to trial. Source: Internet