entrapment

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/ɪnˈtɹæpmənt/

Definition of entrapment

3 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

(countable, uncountable)The state of being entrapped.

“The entrapment of the victims in the wreckage made rescue difficult.”
“Bowen talked of the entrapment of parenting, the anxiety that makes some women feel they are never free again: "We're forever waiting for the other shoe to drop, all the while trying to have a life."”
“Entrapments in lifts were also on the increase, with an 18% increase across the most recent reporting period (2024-2025).”

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noun

(countable, uncountable)The state of being entrapped.

“The entrapment of the victims in the wreckage made rescue difficult.”
“Bowen talked of the entrapment of parenting, the anxiety that makes some women feel they are never free again: "We're forever waiting for the other shoe to drop, all the while trying to have a life."”
“Entrapments in lifts were also on the increase, with an 18% increase across the most recent reporting period (2024-2025).”
(countable, uncountable)Action by law enforcement personnel to lead an otherwise innocent person to commit a crime, in order to arrest and prosecute that person for the crime.

“A detective asking you to buy illegal marijuana for a dying man would be police entrapment.”
(countable, uncountable)A method of isolating specific cells or molecules from a mixture, especially by immobilization on a gel.

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From entrap + -ment.

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