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Entrapment

//ɪnˈtɹæpmənt// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The state of being entrapped. countable, uncountable

    "The entrapment of the victims in the wreckage made rescue difficult."

  2. 2
    a defense that claims the defendant would not have broken the law if not tricked into doing it by law enforcement officials wordnet
  3. 3
    Action by law enforcement personnel to lead an otherwise innocent person to commit a crime, in order to arrest and prosecute that person for the crime. countable, uncountable

    "A detective asking you to buy illegal marijuana for a dying man would be police entrapment."

  4. 4
    A method of isolating specific cells or molecules from a mixture, especially by immobilization on a gel. countable, uncountable

Etymology

From entrap + -ment.

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