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false light. 1.Torts. In an invasion-of-privacy action, a plaintiff’s allegation that the defendant attributed to the plaintiff views that he or she does not hold and placed the plaintiff before the public in a highly offensive and untrue manner. • If the matter involves the public interest, the plaintiff must prove the defendant’s malice. See…

false judgment.Hist. A writ filed to obtain review of a judgment of a court not of record. “After judgment given, a writ also of false judgment lies to the courts at Westminster to rehear and review the cause, and not a writ of error; for this is not a court of record ….” 3 William…

false imprisonment.A restraint of a person in a bounded area without justification or consent. False imprisonment is a common-law misdemeanor and a tort. It applies to private as well as governmental detention. Cf. false arrest under ARREST. [Cases: False Imprisonment 2.] “[In the phrase false imprisonment,] false is … used not in the ordinary sense…

false-implication libel.See LIBEL.[Blacks Law 8th]

false impersonation.See IMPERSONATION.[Blacks Law 8th]

falsehood. A lie. See LIE; PERJURY.[Blacks Law 8th]

false evidence.See false testimony under TESTIMONY.[Blacks Law 8th]

false designation of origin.Trademarks. A mark, design, or similar element that creates a misleading or erroneous impression of a good or product’s source. [Cases: Trade Regulation 870(2). C.J.S. Patents § 348.][Blacks Law 8th]

false demonstration.See FALSA DEMONSTRATIO.[Blacks Law 8th]

false conflict of laws.See CONFLICT OF LAWS.[Blacks Law 8th]