entrapment

Noun

Meaning

a defense that claims the defendant would not have broken the law if not tricked into doing it by law enforcement officials

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

mire quagmire net trap hook ambush snare persuasion temptation embroilment mantrap bushwhacking catcher entanglement trapping
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Hypernyms

defense defence denial demurrer

Phrases with the word

median nerve entrapment nerve entrapment syndrome abdominocutaneous nerve entrapment

Examples

Procrastination is the soul rebelling against entrapment. Nassim Nicholas Taleb

When women make their image about youth and sexuality, and not about intellect, that's kind of a dead-end road. So I think it's a combination of self-entrapment and entrapment by society. K.d. lang

Once you create a self-justifying storyline, your emotional entrapment within it quadruples. Pema Chodron

Around 3,600 baby walkers sold on Amazon are being recalled due to fall and entrapment hazards. Source: Internet

The Mattachine Society succeeded in getting newly elected Mayor John Lindsay to end the campaign of police entrapment in New York City. Source: Internet

All 33 men have now been delivered from the longest underground entrapment in history. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

entransy entrant entrap entrapped entrapper entrapping