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noun

Say it like: Ent-rap-men-t

The correct spelling is entrapment. The state of being entrapped. For example: "The entrapment of the victims in the wreckage made rescue difficult."

Usage Examples

The entrapment of the victims in the wreckage made rescue difficult.

A detective asking you to buy illegal marijuana for a dying man would be police entrapment.

Definition

noun

  1. 1.The state of being entrapped.
  2. 2.Action by law enforcement personnel to lead an otherwise innocent person to commit a crime, in order to arrest and prosecute that person for the crime.
  3. 3.A method of isolating specific cells or molecules from a mixture, especially by immobilization on a gel.

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