In U.S. criminal law, false imprisonment is an offense that involves unlawfully restraining another person's liberty through force, threats, fraud, or deceit.
November 21, 2025
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legal_definition
General definition of the criminal offense commonly prosecuted as false imprisonment in U.S. jurisdictions.
In U.S. criminal law, restitution is a court-ordered payment intended to compensate victims of crimes rather than payments to individuals under investigation or to defendants.
October 22, 2025
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Purpose of criminal restitution in the U.S. justice system.
Under U.S. criminal law, solicitation requires a direct connection to the intended crime; for example, contacting a hired killer and attempting to arrange a contract can constitute criminal solicitation.
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Clarifies the legal concept of solicitation as tied to efforts to procure another to commit a specific crime.