enmesh

He maintained his position, and was condemned to death as a traitor, under the law which had been framed expressly to enmesh him.

If one man is to run a hedge round a pasture, the pasture must first be stripped of the rights of common which enmesh it.

All his anxiety was that Cesare should enmesh himself deep enough; and then—!

He was leading the way into a trap, long set, which was sure to enmesh its prey.