entrap (Meaning)
entrap (v)
take or catch as if in a snare or trap
catch in or as if in a trap
entrap (v. t.)
To catch in a trap; to insnare; hence, to catch, as in a trap, by artifices; to involve in difficulties or distresses; to catch or involve in contradictions; as, to be entrapped by the devices of evil men.
Synonyms & Antonyms of entrap
entrap Sentence Examples
- The police officer set up a sting operation to entrap the suspected drug dealer.
- The reporter used entrapment to get the politician to admit to his wrongdoings.
- The lawyer accused the detective of entrapment, arguing that his client had been coerced into confessing.
- The company was found guilty of entrapment after it was discovered that it had used deceptive advertising to lure customers into buying its products.
- The government agency was accused of entrapment after it was revealed that it had used undercover agents to gather evidence against political opponents.
- The environmental group used entrapment to expose the illegal activities of a logging company.
- The animal rights group used entrapment to document the mistreatment of animals at a factory farm.
- The consumer protection agency used entrapment to catch a company that was selling fake products.
- The union used entrapment to expose the unfair labor practices of a company.
- The whistleblower used entrapment to reveal the corrupt activities of a government official.
FAQs About the word entrap
take or catch as if in a snare or trap, catch in or as if in a trapTo catch in a trap; to insnare; hence, to catch, as in a trap, by artifices; to involve in di
trap, tangle, net, entangle, snare, capture, enmesh,ensnare, involve, mesh
liberate, extricate,disentangle, liberate, extricate, disentangle, disengage, detach, disengage, detach
The police officer set up a sting operation to entrap the suspected drug dealer.
The reporter used entrapment to get the politician to admit to his wrongdoings.
The lawyer accused the detective of entrapment, arguing that his client had been coerced into confessing.
The company was found guilty of entrapment after it was discovered that it had used deceptive advertising to lure customers into buying its products.
