Word Finder - entrapment

definition

The state of being entrapped.

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

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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.

example

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

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

While he possessed knowledge of a brutal attack, if the victim, Lydia, allowed it to happen as she said, wasn't she culpable in some convoluted way for the results of her entrapment?

Boats in the lock must be kept clear of the low-side penstock access walkway to avoid entrapment when the water level is raised.

The terminology of ethnicity and immigration remains a quagmire of complexity and entrapment.

Born in Wales, Catherine Zeta-Jones earned her celebrity stripes as the romantic leading interest in films such as The Mask of Zorro opposite Antonio Banderas and Entrapment opposite Sean Connery.

This condition, known as a entrapment, has the potential to cause serious injury to the fetus, and surgical intervention may be required to complete the birth.

Chronic nerve compression occurs in entrapment syndromes.

If nerve entrapment is suspected, surgery may be done to free the nerves from scar tissue or to cut the nerves.

As part of the problem with some vehicles, the company also warns about floor mat entrapment.

It feels like entrapment.

This could cause the playpen to collapse and risk entrapment and suffocation.

Distance between crib slats should be 2 3/8 inches or less to avoid entrapment.

Both entrapment and cord prolapse can be potentially fatal to an infant if delivery is delayed.