verb (-pp-) [VN] [oftenpassive] (formal)
1 to put or catch sb/sth in a place or situation from which they cannot escape:
She felt entrapped by her family's expectations.
2 ~ sb (into doing sth) to trick sb, and encourage them to do sth, especially to commit a crime, so that they can be arrested for it
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Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
This word also appears under other sources in Lughet's collection — see the list below.
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