Editing False imprisonment (section)

== Defences ==
Defences for false imprisonment include consent and performance of a contract. Moreover, the defence of illegality may also apply. If the victim was acting illegally, locking them in a room to protect oneself whilst calling the police is a legitimate defence. However, if the use of force or in this case imprisonment was unreasonable, this would not be a viable defence, as is shown in the case of ''Revil v Newbery''<ref>''Revill v Newbery'' [1996] 2 WLR 239</ref> where a homeowner fired a shotgun to the burglar and ended up injuring him, this was held to be an unreasonable use of force and thus, the defence of illegality was void.