How is false imprisonment characterized in liability claims?

False imprisonment is characterized by unlawfully restraining an individual's freedom. This legal concept refers to the act of confining someone against their will without legal justification. In liability claims, establishing false imprisonment typically requires demonstrating that the individual was held in a bounded area or prevented from leaving without consent, and that this restraint was intentional, unlawful, and made with knowledge or should have been known by the person imposing the confinement.

Other aspects such as physical injury, theft of personal property, or verbal harassment do not align with the definition of false imprisonment. False imprisonment does not necessarily involve physical harm; rather, it is primarily about the restriction of movement. Thus, the focus is on the act of restraining an individual’s freedom without lawful authority rather than on any accompanying injuries or related offenses.