False imprisonment occurs when a person intentionally restrains another person without their consent or without legal authority to restrain them. Example and Hypothetical Scenario.A person commits false imprisonment when they engage in the act of restraint on another person which confines that person in a restricted area. False imprisonment or unlawful imprisonment occurs when a person intentionally restricts another person's movement within any area without legal authority. False imprisonment occurs when a person intentionally and illegally restrains another person's ability to move freely. False imprisonment is defined as intentionally restraining someone without their consent and without legal authority. False imprisonment can be both a crime and a "tort," meaning a wrongful civil (non-criminal) act that causes harm. False imprisonment can be both a crime and a "tort," meaning a wrongful civil (non-criminal) act that causes harm. What are the Penalties for False Imprisonment in Texas? For purposes of false imprisonment, "violence" means physical force greater than that reasonably necessary to restrain someone.