entrapment
English
noun
Definitions
- The state of being entrapped.
- (legal) 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.
- (chemistry) A method of isolating specific cells or molecules from a mixture, especially by immobilization on a gel.
Etymology
Suffix from English entrap.
Origin
English
entrap
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Cognates and derived terms
- entrap English
- entrapper English
- entrappest English
- entrappeth English
- trap English
- entraper Old French