False imprisonment. Under the Act 1701, c. 6, magistrates and officers issuing or executing illegal warrants of imprisonment, or acting without warrant, are liable in damages. (See Running Letters.)
Definition source
Kinnear, J. B., Digest of House of Lords Cases Decided on Appeal from Scotland, 1709-1864 — Glossary of Scottish Law Terms (Edinburgh, 1865). Public domain.
Legal Subject: Wrongous Imprisonment |
