The False Imprisonment Act is an act passed by the
Parliament of Ireland
The Parliament of Ireland ( ga, Parlaimint na hÉireann) was the legislature of the Lordship of Ireland, and later the Kingdom of Ireland, from 1297 until 1800. It was modelled on the Parliament of England and from 1537 comprised two cham ...
in 1410, during the reign of
Henry IV as
Lord of Ireland.
The act covered
false imprisonment
False imprisonment or unlawful imprisonment occurs when a person intentionally restricts another person’s movement within any area without legal authority, justification, or the restrained person's permission. Actual physical restraint is ...
.
References
1410s in law
Acts of the Parliament of Ireland (pre-1801)
1410 in Ireland
15th century in Ireland
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