entrapments
Schemes inducing guilt
Entrapments is the plural of entrapment—the act of luring someone into a compromising situation, or the state of being trapped.
In law, entrapment is a defense claiming police induced someone to commit a crime they wouldn't otherwise have committed: The defendant argued the sting operation was one of several entrapments targeting vulnerable addicts.
The word also applies to physical or emotional snares: a series of entrapments in bad relationships.
Device for catching prey
- netFinal amount remaining
- cageBarred confinement structure
- pitfallHidden danger or drawback
- quicksandYielding, engulfing sediment
ambush · capture · confinement · restraint · enclosure · web · tangle · deadfall
Underhanded control of others
- gaslightingManipulation causing self-doubt
- coercionPressured compliance through threats
- toxicCapable of causing harm
- codependencyExcessive emotional reliance on another
guilt · obligation · isolation · control · abuse · deception · pressure · exploitation
Sharp wound from insect
- prosecutionPursuing legal charges
- defenseProtection against harm
- inducementMotivating factor or offer
- coercionPressured compliance through threats
acquittal · misconduct · predisposition · undercover · informant · setup · defendant · entice
Cooked fruit spread
- bindingLegally or morally required
- obstructionSomething blocking the way
- lodgedFixed firmly within
- wedgedFixed tightly between surfaces
stuck · malfunction · gears · debris · blockage · snagged · friction · seizure
Signal-carrying body fiber
- compressionForcing into smaller space
- syndromeLinked symptoms forming pattern
- carpal tunnelWrist's nerve passageway
- ulnarOf the inner forearm bone
pinched · neuropathy · surgery · decompression · symptoms · numbness · tingling · pain
snare
Device for catching prey
quicksand · ambush · capture · confinement · restraint · enclosure · web · tangle · deadfall · noose
manipulation
Underhanded control of others
- gaslightingManipulation causing self-doubt
- coercionPressured compliance through threats
- toxicCapable of causing harm
codependency · guilt · obligation · isolation · control · abuse · deception · pressure · exploitation · vulnerability
sting
Sharp wound from insect
- prosecutionPursuing legal charges
- defenseProtection against harm
- inducementMotivating factor or offer
coercion · acquittal · misconduct · predisposition · undercover · informant · setup · defendant · entice · lure
jam
Cooked fruit spread
- bindingLegally or morally required
- obstructionSomething blocking the way
- lodgedFixed firmly within
wedged · stuck · malfunction · gears · debris · blockage · snagged · friction · seizure · caught
nerve
Signal-carrying body fiber
- compressionForcing into smaller space
- syndromeLinked symptoms forming pattern
- carpal tunnelWrist's nerve passageway
ulnar · pinched · neuropathy · surgery · decompression · symptoms · numbness · tingling · pain · diagnosis
entrapmentsliberations
Acts of freeing captives
releases · freedoms · escapes · emancipations · rescues