entrapment

Example Sentences

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In 1999, Judge Stephen Robbins told Alford that although entrapment had played a significant part in the sting, he "willingly went along with the idea".

From BBC • Jan. 15, 2026

And some of them were entrapment, I would say.

From Salon • Aug. 21, 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

A troop of baboons ran with arched tails flying as they zigzagged, not yet understanding their entrapment.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver