entrap

 
Pronunciation: /ɪnˈtrap, ɛn-/

verb (entraps, entrapping, entrapped)

[with object]
  • catch in or as in a trap: discarded fishing lines can entrap wildlife
  • trick (someone) into committing a crime in order to secure their prosecution: he argued that his client had been entrapped by an undercover police officer

Derivatives

entrapment

noun

Origin:

mid 16th century: from Old French entraper, from en- 'in' + trappe 'a trap'