VA · jury_instructions
Va. Model Jury Instr. Civ. No. 38.000
Definition of False Imprisonment
False imprisonment is an intentional restriction of a person’s freedom of movement without
legal right.
A false imprisonment results from the intentional use of force, words, or acts which the person
restrained is afraid to ignore or to which he reasonably believes he must submit.
History
Virginia Model Jury Instructions – Civil, Release 26, April 2026. The unannotated set, posted by the Supreme Court of Virginia at vacourts.gov; the book states that it is made available with the permission of the publisher, Matthew Bender & Company, Inc.
Provenance
- Source
- vacourts.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-10-11
- Edition
- civ-2026-04-01
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