entrapment

IPA/ɪnˈtræpmənt/
KK[ɪntrˈæpmənt]IPA/ɪnˈtræpmənt/

entrapment — 名詞

1. a situation in which police officers use lies or tricks to get a person to break

1.名詞C1
釋義

誘捕；設局

警察或執法人員設陷阱引誘人犯罪

a situation in which police officers use lies or tricks to get a person to break the law, so that the person can then be arrested

例句

The defense lawyer argued that her client was a victim of police entrapment.

辯護律師主張，她的委託人是警方誘捕手法的受害者。

passive: be a victim of [noun]

Obi claimed the undercover officer used entrapment to make him sell stolen goods.

Obi 聲稱那名臥底警員利用誘捕手段強迫他販賣贓物。

used [noun] to make [person] [verb]

常見搭配
  • police entrapment
  • entrapment defense
  • claim entrapment
  • entrapment by authorities
  • victim of entrapment
  • entrapment operation
同義詞
  • deception

    broader term; refers to any act of misleading, not specifically for crime

  • trickery

    less formal; can apply to non-criminal situations like scams or pranks

  • luring

    focuses on the act of drawing someone in, often with an offer or reward

用法筆記

Frequently used in legal contexts to describe a defense against criminal charges. The uncountable noun form means it has no plural and cannot be used with 'a' or 'an'.

常見錯誤

The police used an entrapment to catch him.
The police used entrapment to catch him.
entrapment is an uncountable noun and does not take the article 'a' or 'an'.
She fell into the entrapment.
She was a victim of entrapment.
entrapment refers to the practice, not a physical trap or device.

同根字

  • entrap
    動詞B2

常見搭配

名詞搭配

常用片語

  • victim of entrapment
  • entrapment defense
  • claim entrapment
  • accuse of entrapment

介系詞搭配

  • entrapment by
  • entrapment of