HyperDic: entrapment

English > 1 sense of the word *entrapment*:
NOUN	act	entrapment	a defense that claims the defendant would not have broken the law if not tricked into doing it by law enforcement officials

entrapment > pronunciation
Sounds	ihntrae'pmahnt
Rhymes	abandonment ... wonderment: 671 rhymes with ahnt...

English > *entrapment*: 1 sense > noun 1, act
Meaning	A defense that claims the defendant would not have broken the law if not tricked into doing it by law enforcement officials.
Category	law, jurisprudence	The collection of rules imposed by authority
Broader	defense, defence, denial, demurrer	A defendant's answer or plea denying the truth of the charges against him
Spanish	atrapamiento
Catalan	parany
Verbs	entrap	take or catch as if in a snare or trap