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Definition of entrapment noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

entrapment

noun
 
/ɪnˈtræpmənt/
 
/ɪnˈtræpmənt/
[uncountable] (law)
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  1. the illegal act of tricking somebody into committing a crime so that they can be arrested for it
    • There is no defence of entrapment in English law.
    Topics Crime and punishmentc2
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