entrapment

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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

“In any kind of alliance or security commitment, there is tension over fears or abandonment or entrapment, and authoritarian regimes are more transactional,” said Daniel Pinkston, an international relations expert at Troy University.

From Washington Times

Having complete control over money can be a form of entrapment.

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