wrongful arrest

wrongful arrest
A phrase is a group of words commonly used together (e.g., once upon a time).
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a. la detención ilegal
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(F)
Two police officers were convicted of wrongful arrest today.Hoy condenaron a dos policías por detención ilegal.
b. la detención injusta
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(F)
He believes he did nothing wrong and will sue for wrongful arrest.Cree que no hizo nada malo y va a entablar una demanda por detención injusta.
c. el arresto ilegal
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(M)
My client is innocent. This was a wrongful arrest.Mi cliente es inocente. Fue un arresto ilegal.
d. el arresto injusto
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(M)
A victim of a wrongful arrest can receive compensation.Un víctima de un arresto injusto puede recibir compensación.
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