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entrapment

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en·trap  (n-trp)
tr.v. en·trapped, en·trap·ping, en·traps
1. To catch in or as if in a trap.
2.
a. To lure into danger, difficulty, or a compromising situation. See Synonyms at catch.
b. To lure into performing a previously or otherwise uncontemplated illegal act.

[French entraper, from Old French : en-, in; see en-1 + trape, trap (of Germanic origin).]

en·trapment n.

entrapment [ɪnˈtræpmənt]
n
(Law) the luring, by a police officer, of a person into committing a crime so that he may be prosecuted for it
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.entrapment - a defense that claims the defendant would not have broken the law if not tricked into doing it by law enforcement officials
demurrer, denial, defence, defense - a defendant's answer or plea denying the truth of the charges against him; "he gave evidence for the defense"
law, jurisprudence - the collection of rules imposed by authority; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order"
Translations
entrapment [ɪnˈtræpmənt] N (Jur) acción por la que agentes de la ley incitan a algn a cometer un delito para poder arrestarlo
he complained of entrapmentse quejó de que le habían hecho caer en una trampa
entrapment
n
(= state of being entrapped)Gefangensein ntin einer Falle
(= entrapping)Fangen ntin einer Falle, Fallenstellen nt
(= inducement)(geschickte) Verführung (etw Böses/Kriminelles zu tun)


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The class looked at the master, as if appealing from the irregular entrapment of this mode of examination.
The plunge into this pit I had avoided by the merest of accidents, I knew that surprise, or entrapment into torment, formed an important portion of all the grotesquerie of these dungeon deaths.
 
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