1. the act of catching someone or something in a trap or difficult situation
2. the practice by law enforcement of inducing someone to commit a crime in order to prosecute them
Usage: legal

Examples

• The lawyer argued that his client was a victim of police entrapment.
• Wildlife experts studied the entrapments of animals in urban areas.
• The defense claimed the undercover operation constituted illegal entrapment.
• Several entrapments were discovered along the hiking trail.
• The court ruled that the evidence was obtained through entrapment.
• Environmental groups worked to prevent the entrapments of marine life in fishing nets.