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false arrest

NOUN
unjustifiable arrest
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Her lawsuit, filed in the District Court for the Eastern District of California, seeks damages for violations of federal civil rights and state law, including false arrest, unlawful search and seizure, and defamation.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 7, 2026

She brought a civil-rights suit for false arrest, malicious prosecution, and conspiracy.

From Slate ● Apr. 6, 2026

The suit accuses Bartholomew of false arrest, malicious prosecution and negligence.

From Seattle Times ● Sep. 24, 2023

In response to the report, Ton-That was apologetic, saying "one false arrest is one too many."

From Salon ● Apr. 6, 2023

There was never a suit for false arrest during General Wallace's administration.

From Between the Lines Secret Service Stories Told Fifty Years After by Henry Bascom Smith


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