A false arrest is the unreasonable seizure of someone's personality. A seizure is considered unreasonable when there is a lack of probable cause to support it.In New York, a private person or a police officer commits the tort of false imprisonment or false arrest when they detain someone without legal authority. As an experienced false arrest attorney in New York can explain, a false arrest claim is a claim against the government. False arrest, sometimes known as false imprisonment or wrongful arrest, occurs when someone wrongfully holds you against your will or takes you into custody. False arrest is an abuse of that power. False arrest is defined as the unlawful restraint of a person's freedom of movement. If you have been arrested without probable cause, you are entitled to compensation for any damages suffered from a false arrest under Federal and State Laws. Most of the argument in a false arrest case is over whether the arrest was legally justified. False arrest is defined as any instance where a police officer or other individual detains and arrests a citizen without meeting the standards of the law.