Imprisonment

  • 31imprisonment at hard labor — See hard labor …

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  • 32Life imprisonment — or life incarceration is a sentence of imprisonment for a serious crime, often for most or even all of the criminal s remaining life, but in fact for a period which varies between jurisdictions: many countries have a maximum possible period of… …

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  • 33History of life imprisonment — In the history of life imprisonment or life incarceration, where all or most of a person s remaining life is spent imprisoned, its purpose has chiefly been as an alternative to the death penalty or exile. The phrase life without parole is… …

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  • 34False imprisonment — is a tort, and possibly a crime, wherein a person is intentionally confined without legal authority.ElementsThe elements of the tort are: * Intent to confine another person against their will. In Australia, this element will be fulfilled if the… …

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  • 35Life imprisonment in England and Wales — Criminal procedure Criminal trials and convictions …

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  • 36false imprisonment — n: the tort of intentionally restraining another by physical force or the threat of physical force without privilege or authority see also false arrest at arrest Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 …

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  • 37false imprisonment — noun (law) confinement without legal authority • Topics: ↑law, ↑jurisprudence • Hypernyms: ↑imprisonment, ↑internment * * * noun : the imprisonment of a person contrary …

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  • 38Child imprisonment — is a concept in criminal law where people are considered not old enough to be held responsible for their criminal acts. The age which a juvenile is considered an adult for criminal prosecutions is referred to as the age of infancy. In most… …

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  • 39Detention (imprisonment) — Detention is the process when a state, government or citizen lawfully holds a person by removing their freedom of liberty at that time. This can be due to (pending) criminal charges being raised against the individual as part of a prosecution or… …

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  • 40indefinite imprisonment — The punishment of imprisonment prescribed by a sentence for crime, the term of which is fixed or rendered calculable by neither the sentence nor statute. 21 Am J2d Crim L § 534. A sentence prescribing imprisonment until a fine, the amount of… …

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