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verb (used with object), -trapped, -trap·ping.
1.
to catch in or as in a trap; ensnare: The hunters used nets to entrap the lion.
2.
to bring unawares into difficulty or danger: He entrapped himself in the web of his own lies.
3.
to lure into performing an act or making a statement that is compromising or illegal.
4.
to draw into contradiction or damaging admission: The questioner entrapped her into an admission of guilt.
5.
Law. to catch by entrapment.
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Entrap
is always a great word to know.
So is conspiracy. Does it mean:
| the crime of obtaining money or some other thing of value by the abuse of one's office or authority |
| an agreement by two or more persons to commit a crime, fraud, or other wrongful act |
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