entrap (verb)

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• entrap — ► VERB (entrapped, entrapping) 1) catch in a trap. 2) (of a police officer) deceive (someone) into committing a crime in order to secure their prosecution. DERIVATIVES entrapment noun …   English terms dictionary

• entrap — en·trap /in trap/ vt en·trapped, en·trap·ping: to cause (a person) to commit a crime by means of undue persuasion, encouragement, or fraud in order to later prosecute police entrap him into violating the literal terms of a criminal statute W. R.… …   Law dictionary

• entrap — verb (T) formal to trap someone, especially by tricking or deceiving them: cunning and devious questions intended to entrap her …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• entrap — verb 1) fishing lines can entrap wildlife Syn: trap, snare, snag, ensnare, entangle, enmesh; catch, capture 2) he was entrapped by an undercover policeman Syn: entice, lure, inveigle; …   Thesaurus of popular words

• entrap — verb a) To catch something in a trap or snare. b) To lure someone, either into a dangerous situation, or into performing an illegal act …   Wiktionary

• entrap — verb (entraps, entrapping, entrapped) catch in or as in a trap. ↘trick (someone) into committing a crime in order to secure their prosecution. Derivatives entrapment noun Origin C16: from OFr. entraper …   English new terms dictionary

• entrap — [[t]ɪntræ̱p[/t]] entraps, entrapping, entrapped VERB If you entrap someone, you trick or deceive them and make them believe or do something wrong. [FORMAL] [V n] The police have been given extra powers to entrap drug traffickers... [V n] He… …   English dictionary

• entrap — UK [ɪnˈtræp] / US verb [transitive] Word forms entrap : present tense I/you/we/they entrap he/she/it entraps present participle entrapping past tense entrapped past participle entrapped a) to put someone in a dangerous situation that is difficult …   English dictionary

• entrap — transitive verb Etymology: Middle French entraper, from en + trape trap Date: 1534 1. to catch in or as if in a trap 2. to lure into a compromising statement or act Synonyms: see catch …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• entrap — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. See ensnare. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To catch] Syn. ensnare, capture, trap, decoy; see ambush , catch 1 , 2 , entangle . 2. [To lure into difficulty] Syn. inveigle, trick, seduce; see deceive ,… …   English dictionary for students

• entrap — en|trap [ ın træp ] verb transitive to put someone in a dangerous situation that is difficult to escape from a. to trick someone into doing something wrong …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English