entrap

• Verbo que significa atrapar o engañar a alguien para que haga algo, especialmente en un contexto legal o engañoso.

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.

   Inducir a cometer un delito

   • 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.

   Sinónimosbaitdecoyensnareinveiglelureset upsnaresuckertrap

2. Trap or catchC1formal

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

   atrapar o atrapar en una trampa

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

   Sinónimosbagcatchenmeshensnareentanglehooknetsnaretrap

   Antónimosfreeliberaterelease