False imprisonment occurs when one person unlawfully restricts another's freedom of movement. False imprisonment occurs when a father locks his son in a room as punishment or when a woman blocks the home's doorway so that her wife cannot leave.False arrest requires an arrest, but, false imprisonment only requires unlawful detention. My brother went to purchase a firearm upon background check it came back he had a warrant for his arrest. False imprisonment is the intentional and unlawful act of restricting someone else's freedom of movement. It differs from kidnapping. A false arrest is an arrest that is made without probable cause or a valid warrant. False imprisonment or false arrest is intentionally confining or restricting the movement or freedom of another. False arrest requires an arrest, but, false imprisonment only requires unlawful detention. The defendant filled out an incident report about the assault but did not assist in applying for the arrest warrant.