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Noun: entrapment  in'trapmunt
  1. A defence that claims the defendant would not have broken the law if not tricked into doing it by law enforcement officials

Derived forms: entrapments

See also: entrap

Type of: defence [Brit, Cdn], defense [US], demurrer, denial

Encyclopedia: Entrapment

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