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Definition
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
- Do you suggest, Miss Fairfax, that I entrapped Ernest into an engagement?Act 2 — Garden at the Manor House (74% in)
- ] 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 — Garden at the Manor House (73% in)
There are no more uses of "entrapment" in The Importance of Being Earnest.
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