Entrapment

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entrapment
n. allurement, enmeshment, drawing into difficulty or danger


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Entrapment
In jurisprudence, entrapment is a legal defense by which a defendant may argue that he or she should not be held criminally liable for actions which broke the law, because he/she was induced (or entrapped) by the police to commit those acts. For the defense to be successful, the defendant must demonstrate that the police induced an otherwise unwilling person to commit a crime. Entrapment is an issue that must be considered in designing sting operations, as well as vice operations, particularly those involving kerb crawlingprostitution and (In the United Kingdomsoliciting.
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Entrapment
Entrapment /en·trap·ment/ compression of a nerve or vessel by adjacent tissue. entrapment, n pathologic constriction on a vessel or nerve by swollen [more]Entrapment - Community and Resources

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entrapment
Noun
1. a defense that claims the defendant would not have broken the law if not tricked into doing it by law enforcement officials
(hypernym) defense, defence, denial, demurrer
(derivation) ensnare, entrap, frame, set up
(classification) law, jurisprudence


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Entrapment
Refers to persons being partially or completely in the vehicle and mechanically restrained by a damaged vehicle component. Jammed doors and immobilizing injuries, by themselves, do not constitute entrapment. Occupants pinned by cargo shift are not considered to be entrapped. Occupants who are completely or partially ejected and subsequently become pinned by their own vehicle and any surface other than their own vehicle are not considered entrapped. An occupant whose seat belt buckle release mechanism is jammed as a result of a crash is not considered entrapped. (NHTSA2)

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