Jameson waited calmly during the 20 minutes he was detained, while shopkeepers looked through his backpack for shoplifted items to no avail. What tort has been committed?

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False imprisonment is the confinement of a person without their consent or lawful justification. In this case, Jameson was detained for 20 minutes without any evidence of shoplifting, which qualifies as false imprisonment.

Jameson Waited Calmly During the 20 Minutes He Was Detained