It unfolds when an individual deliberately prevents another from leaving a particular space without their explicit consent. The elements of a False Imprisonment claim in Texas are: 1) willful detention; 2) without consent; and 3) without authority of law.False imprisonment occurs when a person intentionally restrains another person without their consent or without legal authority to restrain them. False imprisonment can be both a crime and a "tort," meaning a wrongful civil (non-criminal) act that causes harm. False arrest, sometimes known as false imprisonment or wrongful arrest, occurs when someone wrongfully holds you against your will or takes you into custody. In ancient times, kidnapping was used to remove members of royalty from the kingdom for ransom or to implement the overthrow of the existing monarchy. For purposes of false imprisonment, "violence" means physical force greater than that reasonably necessary to restrain someone. Against Consent and Without Lawful Authority: The victim is imprisoned or confined against their will and without legal justification. How do you report false imprisonment? As defined in the PC 236, false imprisonment is an unlawful infringement of freedom of another person.