entrapment

countable uncountable

The state of being entrapped. / (law) 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.

Japanese Meaning

（一般）罠に陥った状態、あるいは罠にかけられること。 / （法律）捜査機関が、通常無実な者を犯罪に誘い込んで犯罪を犯させ、逮捕・起訴を目的とする行為。

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The feeling of entrapment after weeks in the isolated cabin made her rethink her escape plan.

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孤立した小屋に数週間閉じ込められているという感覚が、彼女に脱出計画を見直させた。

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Sense（1）

The state of being entrapped.

The entrapment of the victims in the wreckage made rescue difficult.

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Sense（2）

A detective asking you to buy illegal marijuana for a dying man would be police entrapment.

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Sense（3）

(chemistry) A method of isolating specific cells or molecules from a mixture, especially by immobilization on a gel.

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