entrapment (redirected from legal entrapment)

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.

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

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en·trapment n.

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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

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

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 entrapment → se quejó de que le habían hecho caer en una trampa

entrapment

n

(= state of being entrapped) → Gefangensein nt → in einer Falle

(= entrapping) → Fangen nt → in einer Falle, Fallenstellen nt

(= inducement) → (geschickte) Verführung (etw Böses/Kriminelles zu tun)