Definition of Entrap
Entrap
en·trap


Definition/Meaning
(verb)
to catch something or someone as if in a trap and hold against their will;

e.g. The duckling was entrapped in the gutter.

(verb)
to influence or trick someone into doing something illegal or wrong, so that they may later prosecute them for their crime;

e.g. They filmed her stealing, editing out the part where she was coerced into it, as they were planning to entrap her later on.



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