entrapping
Luring into capture
Entrapping is the act of catching someone in a trap, whether literal or figurative.
Most often it describes luring someone into a compromising situation: The detective was accused of entrapping suspects by offering them drugs.
In legal contexts, entrapment occurs when law enforcement induces someone to commit a crime they wouldn't otherwise have committed.
More loosely, anything that snares or confines entraps: vines entrapping the fence, entrapping someone in a bad marriage.
Device for catching prey
- netFinal amount remaining
- webInterwoven filament structure
- cageBarred confinement structure
- lureThing that tempts
bait · noose · pitfall · ambush · meshes · tangle · quicksand · mire
Force upon contact
- manipulateControl through clever influence
- forceStrength or compulsion
- compelForce to act
- constrainTo limit or restrict
corner · intimidate · blackmail · extort · arm-twist · strong-arm · railroad · browbeat
Sharp wound from insect
- undercoverSecretly engaged in espionage
- informantOne who provides intelligence
- wiretapHidden listening device
- surveillanceSystematic observation of subjects
setup · inducement · predisposition · misconduct · defense · acquittal · prosecution · evidence
snare
Device for catching prey
lure · bait · noose · pitfall · ambush · meshes · tangle · quicksand · mire · entanglement
deceive
Cause false belief
beguile · ensnare · lure · inveigle · hoodwink · swindle · con · sting · honeypot · frame
pressure
Force upon contact
- manipulateControl through clever influence
- forceStrength or compulsion
- compelForce to act
constrain · corner · intimidate · blackmail · extort · arm-twist · strong-arm · railroad · browbeat · dragoon
sting
Sharp wound from insect
- undercoverSecretly engaged in espionage
- informantOne who provides intelligence
- wiretapHidden listening device
surveillance · setup · inducement · predisposition · misconduct · defense · acquittal · prosecution · evidence · testimony
entrappingfreeing
Releasing from confinement
releasing · liberating · emancipating · setting free · letting go
entrappingwarning
Alert about danger
alerting · protecting · forewarning · cautioning · dissuading
entrappingclearing
Treeless space in forest
exonerating · vindicating · absolving · acquitting · exculpating
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