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2018 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
Universal Citation: GA Code § 51-7-20 (2018)
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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