honey trap
or hon·ey·trap
an investigative technique that tests the fidelity of a spouse or significant other by attempting to lure them into a romantic or sexual liaison: The private eye used a classic honey trap to get evidence that her husband was cheating.
a scenario in espionage whereby an agent enters into a romantic or sexual relationship with a civilian and seeks to leverage that intimacy to coerce or blackmail the target or to discover secret information.
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How to use honey trap in a sentence
He brought us “honey trap,” “scalphunters,” “babysitters,” and “lamplighters.”
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British Dictionary definitions for honeytrap
/ (ˈhʌnɪˌtræp) /
informal a scheme in which a victim is lured into a compromising sexual situation to provide an opportunity for blackmail
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