False imprisonment occurs when one person unlawfully restricts another's freedom of movement. Where a false arrest has the intent to arrest, false imprisonment doesn't require this intent.False arrest requires an arrest, but, false imprisonment only requires unlawful detention. In a suit for false imprisonment, a record of conviction for the same offense for which the arrest was made is inadmissible. In that case, one individual holds another against their will or takes them into custody without consent or legal authority to do so. Black's Law Dictionary defines false imprisonment as "A restraint of a person in a bounded area without justification or consent. To prevent a statement in them from being misleading;. The only distinction lies in the manner in which they arise. False arrest is merely one means of committing a false imprisonment. The deputy had legal authority to place the child in protective custody.