entrapment

Fetched 2026-10-26 (cache).

Synonyms: enwrapment, entrappment, entrainment, entreatment, entrapments, enthralment

Antonyms: enwrapment, entrappment, entrainment, entreatment, entrapments, enthralment

Related words from Datamuse; suggestions, not definitions.

Noun

1. The state of being [[entrap]]ped.
2. {{lb|en|legal}} 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. {{lb|en|chemistry}} A method of isolating specific cells or molecules from a mixture, especially by immobilization on a gel.

Source: Wiktionary · CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wiktionary dump) · cached copy, not a rewrite.