"entrapment" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ɪnˈtɹæpmənt/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-entrapment.wav Forms: entrapments [plural]
Etymology: From entrap + -ment. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|entrap|ment}} entrap + -ment Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} entrapment (countable and uncountable, plural entrapments)
  1. The state of being entrapped. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (state of being entrapped): loukkuun jääminen (Finnish), emprisonnement [masculine] (French), séquestration [feminine] (French), захва́т (zaxvát) [masculine] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-entrapment-en-noun-tWvnHFe6 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ment, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Korean translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 65 11 24 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ment: 61 16 23 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 85 4 10 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 71 9 20 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 80 3 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 75 11 14 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 79 7 15 Disambiguation of Terms with Korean translations: 75 11 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 84 4 11 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 76 11 14 Disambiguation of 'state of being entrapped': 96 1 3
  2. (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. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Law Translations (action by law enforcement personnel to lead an otherwise innocent person to commit a crime): ansan virittäminen (Finnish), provocation [feminine] (French), провока́ция (provokácija) [feminine] (Russian), лову́шка (lovúška) [feminine] (Russian), brottsprovokation [common-gender] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-entrapment-en-noun-tYYxHmE2 Topics: law Disambiguation of 'action by law enforcement personnel to lead an otherwise innocent person to commit a crime': 1 98 1
  3. (chemistry) A method of isolating specific cells or molecules from a mixture, especially by immobilization on a gel. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Chemistry Translations (method of isolating cells or molecules): vangitseminen (Finnish), séquestration [feminine] (French), 포집 (pojip) (Korean), захва́т (zaxvát) [masculine] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-entrapment-en-noun-peSHpeU7 Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, physical-sciences Disambiguation of 'method of isolating cells or molecules': 22 4 74
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: grain entrapment

Inflected forms

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