1. the practice of tricking someone into committing a crime in order to secure their prosecution
Usage: legal
2. the action of catching and holding someone or something in a trap

Examples

• The defense lawyer argued that his client was a victim of police entrapment.
• The suspect claimed entrapment because the undercover officer had repeatedly encouraged him to sell drugs.
• The court ruled that the evidence was inadmissible due to entrapment.
• The entrapment of the wild animals required careful planning and specialized equipment.
• Firefighters worked to prevent the entrapment of residents in the burning building.
• The cave-in resulted in the entrapment of several miners underground.