entrapment

Meaning

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

Synonyms

closure

encirclement

inclusion

occlude

pocket

siege

trap

🪤

trapping

vicious scheme

oil trap

be mingled with

Translations

الفخ

مكيدة؛ اختلاق قضية؛ إيقاع في شرك؛ قيام موظف عمومي أو شرطي بإغراء شخص لارتكاب جريمة بقصد القبض عليه وإدانته

atrapament

Kessel

Einbau von Fallen

Einbau von Schwachstellen

piège

🪤

provocation policière

trampa policial

atrapamiento

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɪnˈtɹæpmənt/

Etymology

From entrap + -ment.