entrap

• Verb, das bedeutet, jemanden zu fangen oder ihn durch Täuschung zu etwas zu bringen, besonders in rechtlichen oder hinterhältigen Zusammenhängen.

A verb meaning to catch or trick someone into doing something, especially in a legal or deceptive context.

1. Lure into crimeC1formallegal

   To trick or persuade someone into committing a crime they would not otherwise have committed, often used in legal contexts.

   Zu einer Straftat verleiten

   • The defense argued that the police had entrapped the suspect.
   • Undercover officers are not allowed to entrap citizens.
   • He was found not guilty because the evidence suggested entrapment.

   Synonymebaitdecoyensnareinveiglelureset upsnaresuckertrap

2. Trap or catchC1formal

   To catch or hold someone or something in a trap or difficult situation.

   In eine Falle locken

   • The hunter set snares to entrap wild animals.
   • The spider's web is designed to entrap insects.
   • She felt entrapped by her own lies.

   Synonymebagcatchenmeshensnareentanglehooknetsnaretrap

   Antonymefreeliberaterelease