verb
- to catch someone or something in a trap or difficult situation from which escape is hard or impossible
- to trick someone into committing a crime in order to arrest them
Usage: legal
Examples
- The spider entrapped the fly in its web.
- Heavy snow entrapped the hikers in their cabin for three days.
- The detective was accused of entrapping the suspect into selling drugs.
- She felt entrapped by her family’s expectations.
- The narrow canyon walls entrapped the sound of their voices.
- Police cannot legally entrap citizens into breaking the law.
- The rebels were entrapped in the valley with no way out.