entrapment
noun
the luring by a law-enforcement agent of a person into committing a crime.
entrapments
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pluralof entrapment.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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City manager Bert Cunningham said the worst damage was east of the town, with as many as four entrapments reported.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 21, 2022
Elevator entrapments are relatively rare but uniquely harrowing.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 18, 2019
In a few cases, the changes might seem more stringent, but the intent is actually to avoid penalty entrapments.
From Golf Digest ● Apr. 13, 2017
The towns, in Boone’s eyes as in those of many of the Borderer settlers, were rife with legal entrapments and predatory businessmen.
From Salon ● Feb. 21, 2016
These ice entrapments are a short-term boon for the bears, giving them an easy source of fatty food they can just scoop out of a hole in the ice.
From National Geographic ● Sep. 4, 2015
