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entrapment /ɪnˈtrapm(ə)nt / /ɛnˈtrapm(ə)nt/noun [mass noun]1The state of being caught in or as in a trap: the feeling of entrapment grows as the roads close and the power goes out nerve entrapment often occurs in throwing sports...- These gases managed to escape entrapment of charcoal filters.
- The feeling of entrapment grows as the roads close and the power goes out.
- The book she becomes an emblem of her feeling of entrapment in her marriage.
1.1The action of tricking someone into committing a crime in order to secure their prosecution: his style of investigation constitutes entrapment...- His legacy reminds us that those who have grievances with the government can avoid entrapment by simply obeying the law while simultaneously working to establish justice.
- He and his employers refute accusations that his style of investigation constitutes entrapment.
- Critics said he devised stings that amounted to illegal entrapment.
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