Definition of Entrap
Entrap
en·trap
Definition/Meaning
(verb)
To catch someone in a trap or a difficult situation.
e.g. The police entrapped the suspect by posing as buyers.
(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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