False Imprisonment False imprisonment is an intentional tort and is defined as a confinement of a person without legal authority or that person's consent. The elements of a false imprisonment claim are: (1) the defendant intended to confine the plaintiff, (2) the plaintiff was conscious of the confinement, (3) the plaintiff did not consent to the confinement and (4) the confinement was not otherwise privileged. For false imprisonment, confinement may result due to physical force or barriers which restrain freedom of movement, present threats of force, or constitute failure to provide plaintiff a means of escape. (See Whitaker v. Sanford.) See also Shopkeeper's Privilege
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