entrapment
noun
en·trap·ment
in-ˈtrap-mənt 
en-
1
a
: the action or process of entrapping
b
: the condition of being entrapped
2
: the action of luring an individual into committing a crime in order to prosecute the person for it
3
medical
: chronic compression of a peripheral nerve (such as the median nerve) usually between ligamentous and bony surfaces that is marked by pain, numbness, tingling, or weakness
Examples of entrapment in a Sentence
her entrapment in an unhappy marriage
His lawyer argued that he was a victim of police entrapment.
Recent Examples on the Web
There have been numerous instances of ice entrapment, from the Canadian Arctic to the Sea of Okhotsk, north of Hokkaido.
—
Jack Knudson, Discover Magazine, 1 Mar. 2024
An extreme yet common consequence of this financial entrapment is hysterectomies.
—Qadri Inzamam Saumya Khandelwal, New York Times, 24 Mar. 2024
How Long To Boil Tap Water According to Li, boiling your water for approximately two to five minutes effectively promotes the precipitation of minerals and the entrapment of microplastics.
—Alyssa Hui, Verywell Health, 14 Mar. 2024
Viewers who had followed the viral moment breathed a sigh of relief, and although these orcas were lucky, ice entrapment remains a hazard for the species.
—Jack Knudson, Discover Magazine, 1 Mar. 2024
Instances of entrapment often result in death, especially when mobile drift ice is involved.
—Jack Knudson, Discover Magazine, 1 Mar. 2024
Jamil Jude, the artistic director of Kenny Leon’s True Colors Theatre in Atlanta, helms a revival of Suzan-Lori Parks’s modern classic, which follows a pair of African American brothers grappling with familial strife, socioeconomic entrapment and hopeless aspiration.
—Thomas Floyd, Washington Post, 14 Feb. 2024
His entrapment, a very on-the-nose metaphor, results in an explosive seven-minute monologue about his career and relationship woes, unknowingly delivered to his girlfriend Claire (Molly Gordon) on the other side of the door.
—Li Goldstein, Bon Appétit, 9 Nov. 2023
In the basement of the courthouse in downtown Chambersburg, the calls pour in to the Franklin County 911 Center: a severe crash on I-81 with possible entrapment.
—Oliver Broudy, Men's Health, 17 Aug. 2023
Jack Knudson, Discover Magazine, 1 Mar. 2024
An extreme yet common consequence of this financial entrapment is hysterectomies.
—Qadri Inzamam Saumya Khandelwal, New York Times, 24 Mar. 2024
How Long To Boil Tap Water According to Li, boiling your water for approximately two to five minutes effectively promotes the precipitation of minerals and the entrapment of microplastics.
—Alyssa Hui, Verywell Health, 14 Mar. 2024
Viewers who had followed the viral moment breathed a sigh of relief, and although these orcas were lucky, ice entrapment remains a hazard for the species.
—Jack Knudson, Discover Magazine, 1 Mar. 2024
Instances of entrapment often result in death, especially when mobile drift ice is involved.
—Jack Knudson, Discover Magazine, 1 Mar. 2024
Jamil Jude, the artistic director of Kenny Leon’s True Colors Theatre in Atlanta, helms a revival of Suzan-Lori Parks’s modern classic, which follows a pair of African American brothers grappling with familial strife, socioeconomic entrapment and hopeless aspiration.
—Thomas Floyd, Washington Post, 14 Feb. 2024
His entrapment, a very on-the-nose metaphor, results in an explosive seven-minute monologue about his career and relationship woes, unknowingly delivered to his girlfriend Claire (Molly Gordon) on the other side of the door.
—Li Goldstein, Bon Appétit, 9 Nov. 2023
In the basement of the courthouse in downtown Chambersburg, the calls pour in to the Franklin County 911 Center: a severe crash on I-81 with possible entrapment.
—Oliver Broudy, Men's Health, 17 Aug. 2023
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entrapment
noun
en·trap·ment
in-ˈtrap-mənt, en-
: chronic compression of a peripheral nerve (as the median nerve or ulnar nerve) usually between ligamentous and bony surfaces that is characterized especially by pain, numbness, tingling, or weakness
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