ENTRAPMENT Definition & Meaning

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entrapment

[ en-trap-muhnt ]

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noun

Law. the luring by a law-enforcement agent of a person into committing a crime:
Defense lawyers in cases involving sting operations often accuse the F.B.I. of entrapment.
an act or process of entrapping:
Depth filters consist of pressed fibers, which use entrapment to remove suspended particles and prevent clogging.
a state of being entrapped:
nerve entrapment;
sea turtle entrapment.

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of entrapment¹

First recorded in 1590–1600; entrap + -ment

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For Kentridge, attachment to a great idea can lead to entrapment, closing your mind to other, unthought-of fertile ideas.

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Themes of entrapment, unrequited love and loss penetrate the screen, with Lachman conveying the narrative through a bespoke aesthetic captured on different celluloid formats.

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Bob Fu, founder and president of China Aid, argued that Lin’s conviction was a case of entrapment by the Chinese government.

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“It’s all about enchantment and entrapment,” she says.

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And some of them were entrapment, I would say.

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