Meaning of Entrapment | Babel Free

Definitions

1. The state of being entrapped.
   countable, uncountable
2. 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.
   countable, uncountable
3. A method of isolating specific cells or molecules from a mixture, especially by immobilization on a gel.
   countable, uncountable

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Examples

“The entrapment of the victims in the wreckage made rescue⟳ difficult.”

“Bowen talked of the entrapment of parenting, the anxiety that makes some women feel⟳ they are never free again: "We're forever waiting for the other shoe to drop, all the while trying to have⟳ a life."”

“Entrapments in lifts were also on the increase⟳, with an 18% increase⟳ across the most recent reporting period (2024-2025).”

“A detective asking you to buy⟳ illegal marijuana for a dying man would be police entrapment.”

“That’s right, Thailand actually has a buffoonish crown prince. And I understand⟳ why the Thai people are upset⟳, because they have⟳ a law where you can get⟳ 15 years in jail for insulting the monarchy, and yet, they have⟳ a prince who featured in, and this is true, a video of a birthday party he threw for his dog, a miniature poodle called Foo Foo, in which his topless wife served the dog birthday cake. And you’re telling me they’re not supposed to make⟳ fun of that? That’s entrapment! That’s not fair! You asked too much!”

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