Both Uses of
entrapment
in
The Importance of Being Earnest
- If the poor fellow has been entrapped into any foolish promise I shall consider it my duty to rescue him at once, and with a firm hand.†
Act 2
- Do you suggest, Miss Fairfax, that I entrapped Ernest into an engagement?†
Act 2 *
Definitions:
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(1)
(entrapment as in: claimed legal entrapment) law: a defense that claims the defendant would not have broken the law if not tempted or tricked into doing it by law enforcement officials
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(2)
(entrapment as in: entrapment in a spider's web) something that traps or lures
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(3)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) meaning too rare to warrant focus