Sentence examples for entrapment from inspiring English sources

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entrapment

noun

The state of being entrapped.

  • The entrapment of the victims in the wreckage made rescue difficult.

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Correction to this articleTHE miracles of nature are everywhere: on landing, a beetle folds its wings like an origami master; a lotus leaf sheds muddy water as if it were quicksilver; a spider spins a web to entrap her prey, but somehow evades entrapment herself.

As if arresting George Michael in a toilet wasn't enough, police officer Marcelo Rodriguez went on to sue him for slander after Michael satirised the incident in a video and made comments alleging that the police officer had used entrapment.

Of course, the great duration of the entrapment of these 33 must have been psychologically punishing beyond belief.

The covert filming he undertook while researching Munchausen syndrome by proxy, to prove that some adults were inducing symptoms in children to attract attention for themselves, provoked charges of entrapment from angry parents.

At first sight, it is true, the events of the past few days give little evidence that a spirit of reason or compromise can be applied to what is certainly a complex issue one, indeed, that has plunged the Greek government into crisis, after allegations that some of its ministers had colluded in Mr Ocalan's entrapment.

The Philippine justice system allows for entrapment, however, which many jurisdictions do not.

But the suspense he creates in an otherwise clever entwinement of hunter-becomes-hunted storylines is maintained only if you can accept that well-equipped investigators need so many corpses before enlightenment dawns and entrapment ensues.

HUNTING unicorns used to involve entrapment by a virgin.

The corruption and weapons-trafficking charges he faces carry sentences of up to 20 years (his legal team has said he will plead not guilty and is apparently considering an entrapment defence).

Later, as the depths of Lila's entrapment become clear, her friend surveys the broken, older women around them.

Bagehot is not alone in feeling queasy about the potential entrapment involved, and about the curious order in which the various remarks have been published.

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