entrapment
pronunciation
How to pronounce entrapment in British English:
UK [ɪnˈtræpmənt]
How to pronounce entrapment in American English:
US [ɪn'træpmənt]
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- Noun:
- a defense that claims the defendant would not have broken the law if not tricked into doing it by law enforcement officials
Word Origin
- entrapment (n.)
- 1590s, from entrap + -ment. Criminal investigation sense attested by 1896.
Example
- 1. And if there was a bug in the room , anything the old man - drogan - said was entrapment .
- 2. Retrospective analysis of diagnosing left renal venal entrapment syndrome with color doppler ultrasound .
- 3. Preparation of liposomes entrapped vincristine sulfate by active loading and determination of its entrapment efficiency .
- 4. Portable play yards may collapse unexpectedly , posing a fall or entrapment hazard to occupants .
- 5. Mac : no , actually it 's called blackmail . Entrapment is what cops do to thieves .