ENTRAPMENT

entrapment

(noun) a defense that claims the defendant would not have broken the law if not tricked into doing it by law enforcement officials

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

entrapment (countable and uncountable, plural entrapments)

The state of being entrapped.

(legal) 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.

(chemistry) A method of isolating specific cells or molecules from a mixture, especially by immobilization on a gel.

Source: Wiktionary



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