entrapment

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And some of them were entrapment, I would say.

From Salon • Aug. 21, 2024

The hazards of entrapment and fire are both in the list that Awaab's Law should tackle in the social-rented sector.

From BBC • Apr. 27, 2024

An extreme yet common consequence of this financial entrapment is hysterectomies.

From New York Times • Mar. 24, 2024

That became the basis for their defense, known as entrapment by estoppel, in which a defendant essentially argues that he broke the law based on bad advice from a government official.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 31, 2024

The entrapment occurs in three distinct phases, each of which has been explored earlier, but a brief review is useful here.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander