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entrapment

[ en-trap-muhnt ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

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.
an act or process of entrapping:
Depth filters consist of pressed fibers, which use entrapment to remove suspended particles and prevent clogging.
a state of being entrapped:
nerve entrapment;
sea turtle entrapment.

First recorded in 1590–1600; entrap + -ment

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