false arrest
Example Sentences
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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.
From Slate ● Oct. 23, 2024
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.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 23, 2024
In response to the report, Ton-That was apologetic, saying "one false arrest is one too many."
From Salon ● Apr. 6, 2023
“More than one million searches have been conducted using Clearview AI. One false arrest is one too many, and we have tremendous empathy for the person who was wrongfully accused.”
From New York Times ● Mar. 31, 2023
The ranks of the pickets were constantly being thinned by false arrest and imprisonment on every charge and no charge, until on August 19th there were but eighteen men on the picket line.
From The Everett massacre A history of the class struggle in the lumber industry by Smith, Walker C.
