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2010 Georgia Code
TITLE 51 - TORTS
CHAPTER 7 - FALSE ARREST, FALSE IMPRISONMENT, MALICIOUS PROSECUTION, AND ABUSIVE LITIGATION
ARTICLE 2 - FALSE IMPRISONMENT
§ 51-7-20 - False imprisonment defined
O.C.G.A. 51-7-20 (2010)51-7-20. False imprisonment defined
False imprisonment is the unlawful detention of the person of another, for any length of time, whereby such person is deprived of his personal liberty.
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