entrapment

• Situación en la que una persona es inducida o incitada por las autoridades a cometer un delito que no habría cometido sin esa provocación, usada como defensa legal; también, acción de atrapar o hacer caer a alguien en una trampa.

A legal defense arguing that a defendant would not have committed a crime if not induced or tricked into doing so by law enforcement officials.

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   A legal defense claiming that a person would not have committed a crime if not induced or tricked into doing so by law enforcement officials.

   Entrapment (defensa legal)

   • The lawyer argued that the defendant was a victim of entrapment.
   • The court dismissed the case due to evidence of entrapment.
   • Entrapment is a controversial defense in criminal law.