Figurative. Maybe the Federal judges will overlook revenooers bearing false witness and practicing entrapment against people (Wall Street Journal).
She expresses a few major themes, of which the entrapment of the spirit in the flesh and the shadow cast by eternity upon time are two (New Yorker).
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
en·trap·ment — /ınˈtræpmənt/ noun [noncount] 1 : the act of entrapping someone or something or the condition of being entrapped her entrapment in an unhappy marriage 2 : the illegal act of tricking someone into committing a crime so that the person you have… … Useful english dictionary
trap — cal·trap; con·trap·pos·to; con·trap·tion; en·trap; en·trap·ment; en·trap·ping·ly; ex·trap·o·late; ex·trap·o·la·tion; ex·trap·o·la·tive; ex·trap·o·la·tor; ex·trap·o·la·to·ry; gal·trap; te·trap·o·dal; te·trap·o·dy; te·trap·ter·an; te·trap·ter·on;… … English syllables
entrapment — en·trap·ment … English syllables
entrapment — en·trap·ment in trap mənt, en n chronic compression of a peripheral nerve (as the median nerve or ulnar nerve) usu. between ligamentous and bony surfaces that is characterized esp. by pain, numbness, tingling, or weakness * * * en·trap·ment (en… … Medical dictionary
entrap — en•trap [[t]ɛnˈtræp[/t]] v. t. trapped, trap•ping 1) to catch in or as if in a trap; ensnare 2) to bring unawares into difficulty or danger 3) cvb law to lure into performing an act or making a statement that is compromising or illegal •… … From formal English to slang
entrapment — en·trap·ment n 1: the action or process of entrapping entrapment is un American and has no place in law enforcement Tip O Neill 2: the state or condition of being entrapped; also: the affirmative defense of having been entrapped by a government… … Law dictionary
entrapment — en|trap|ment [ınˈtræpmənt] n [U] the practice of trapping someone by tricking them, especially to show that they are guilty of a crime … Dictionary of contemporary English
entrapment — en|trap|ment [ ın træpmənt ] noun uncount a process in which the police or other officials trick someone into committing a crime … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
o — abi·o·log·i·cal; ab·o·li·tion; ab·o·li·tion·ary; ab·o·li·tion·dom; ab·o·li·tion·ism; ab·o·li·tion·ist; ab·o·li·tion·ize; ab·o·ma·sal; ab·o·ma·sum; ac·an·thol·o·gy; ac·an·thop·o·dous; acar·i·dol·o·gist; ac·a·ri·nol·o·gy; acar·i·o·sis;… … English syllables
la — ab·cha·la·zal; ab·la·tion; ab·la·ti·val; ac·an·thel·la; acan·tho·ceph·a·la; ac·cep·ti·la·tion; ac·cu·mu·la·ble; ac·cu·mu·la·tion; ac·cu·mu·la·tive; ac·cu·mu·la·tor; aceph·a·la; ac·er·o·la; acet·y·la·tion; acet·y·la·tor; ach·a·la·sia;… … English syllables
