entrapment

Example Sentences

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Some have indulged in unfounded conspiracy theories about entrapment, claiming that the federal government would somehow infiltrate any protest to encourage violence, or that left-wing agitators would initiate violence or spur crowds toward it.

From New York Times

The allusions to crucifixion, martyrdom, entrapment, escape, time and eternity are fully intentional.

From Washington Post

What the portrayals by Close and Buckley bottled was Norma’s grandeur, her entrapment in the eerie, solitary confinement of her own mythmaking.

From Washington Post

It’s a diabolically clever entrapment that Columbo pulls off, and it’s very satisfying.

From New York Times

Often this would include the controversial use of entrapment, where policemen would pose as gay men at popular meeting spots and promptly arrest anyone who engaged with them.

From BBC