entrapment

American  

[en-trap-muhnt] / ɛnˈtræp mənt /

noun

1. Law. the luring by a law-enforcement agent of a person into committing a crime.

   Defense lawyers in cases involving sting operations often accuse the F.B.I. of entrapment.

2. an act or process of entrapping.

   Depth filters consist of pressed fibers, which use entrapment to remove suspended particles and prevent clogging.

3. a state of being entrapped.

   nerve entrapment;

   sea turtle entrapment.

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Etymology

Origin of entrapment

First recorded in 1590–1600; entrap + -ment

Example Sentences

For Kentridge, attachment to a great idea can lead to entrapment, closing your mind to other, unthought-of fertile ideas.

From Los Angeles Times

Themes of entrapment, unrequited love and loss penetrate the screen, with Lachman conveying the narrative through a bespoke aesthetic captured on different celluloid formats.

From Los Angeles Times

“It’s all about enchantment and entrapment,” she says.

From Los Angeles Times

And some of them were entrapment, I would say.

From Salon

Even if the jury decided he had, it was a case of entrapment.

From Los Angeles Times

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