entrapment

Example Sentences

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The backstory of the Daniloff affair shows how Soviet security services lured him into a devious entrapment web over many years.

From Washington Post

Only a drastic change can perhaps open one’s entrapment to reveal there’s something to live for.

From Los Angeles Times

Extremism monitors point to cases undermined by informants who turned out to be dangerous, flaky or seen as crossing the line between investigation and entrapment.

From Washington Post

To avoid further entrapment controversies, the federal government changed its guidelines on undercover operations.

From Washington Post

After unsuccessfully appealing his conviction, based in part on the claim that he had been a victim of entrapment, he was sentenced to two years in federal prison.

From New York Times