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entrap

someone (in something )(with something ) Fig. to use something to deceive someone into involvement in something. The investigators entrapped Max into breaking the law with promises to buy the goods he stole. They entrapped Max into breaking the law.
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Prominent Left-Wing Israeli Activists Caught Entrapping Palestinians Trying to Sell Them Land
8,597,621 B2; L'Oreal has patented an emulsion lipstick composition, in solid form, comprising water; a water-insoluble half acid and half amide crosslinked reaction product of at least one oil-soluble high carbon polar modified polymer comprising at least one C22-C40 monomer and modified with at least one hydrophilic unit, and having a weight-average molecular weight of less than or equal to 30000 g/mol and a crystallinity of 8-60% and at least one polyamine, wherein the reaction product forms a matrix capable of entrapping water; at least one non-volatile solvent capable of solubilizing the oil-soluble high carbon polar modified polymer; and at least on high melting point wax.
Shine-imparting, hydrating lipstick patented by L'Oreal
The former UP chief minister also accused the government of entrapping him through the CBI.
'SP will withdraw support to UPA at appropriate time'
Absorbent Pad For Entrapping Small and Large Particles, Retaining Liquids And Eliminating Odors: No.
Absorbent pad for entrapping small and large particles, retaining liquids and eliminating odors: no. 7,654,227 B1; Pat Yananton. Which is a continuation in part of no. 7,726,260, and no. 7,647,890 also recently allowed
So if it's true what West Yorkshire Police say that pubs are wick with youthful drinkers wouldn't it be as easy to try that approach and thus nail all the genuinely guilty parties instead of entrapping people?
Letter: Mailbag - Police pub tactics
Agents, he added, are trained to avoid entrapping targets, allowing them to initiate the online moves.
MAN INDICTED IN CHAT CASE FBI AGENT POSED AS 14-YEAR-OLD `GIRL'
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