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What does entrapment mean?

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Noun
  1. The state of being entrapped.
  2. (law) Action by law enforcement personnel to lead an otherwise innocent person to commit a crime, in order to arrest and prosecute that person for the crime.
  3. (chemistry) A method of isolating specific cells or molecules from a mixture, especially by immobilization on a gel.
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She soon became resentful of her entrapment within a working-class community where she never felt at home.
The tactics were branded as tantamount to entrapment by a television presenter when they were discussed on her programme.
We get a shot of Ben staring into his fish tank, a recurring symbol that emphasizes Ben's feelings of entrapment and aloneness.
Labioplasty is indicated for patients with persistent symptoms including entrapment and painful intercourse.
Taking entrapment first, a defendant caught in a sting almost always claims to have been entrapped.
Three fourths of the deaths were caused by entrapment in the bed structure leading to suffocation or strangulation.

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