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entrapment

UK
/ɪnˈtræpmənt/
US
/ɪnˈtræpmənt/

Translations

entrapmentnoun
entrapments
pl
The lawyer argued that the evidence was obtained through entrapment.
Адвокат утверждал, что доказательства были получены через провокацию.
The police set up a clever entrapment to catch the thief.
Полиция устроила хитрую ловушку, чтобы поймать вора.
He fell into an entrapment and couldn't escape.
Он попал в западню и не смог выбраться.
Additional translations
захват
уловка
Synonyms
entanglement
involvement
ensnarement
imprisonment
capture
entrapmentadjective
more entrapment
Comp.
most entrapment
Super.
UK
/ɪnˈtræpmənt/
US
/ɪnˈtræpmənt/
Used attributively before nouns (e.g., "entrapment procedures") to denote relation to or involving entrapment.

Definitions

entrapmentnoun
The act of tricking someone into committing a crime in order to secure their prosecution.
The defense lawyer argued that the evidence was obtained through entrapment.
The state of being trapped or confined; a trapping.
Proper safety guards reduce the risk of hand entrapment in the machine.
Compression or impingement of a bodily nerve or other tissue.
Carpal tunnel syndrome is a common nerve entrapment.
entrapmentadjective
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