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Pronunciation / Transliteration: phansana
"यह पुलिस द्वारा किसी को अपराध के लिए फंसाना था।"
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2 senses- 1
The action of tricking someone into committing a crime in order to secure their prosecution.
"The defense argued that the undercover police operation constituted illegal entrapment." - 2
The state of being caught in a trap or a difficult situation from which it is hard to escape.
"She felt an overwhelming sense of entrapment in her monotonous corporate job."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the verb 'entrap', combining the prefix 'en-' (in, into) with 'trap', originating from Old English 'træppe' and Old French 'trappe'. The suffix '-ment' was added in the late 19th century to denote the action or state of being caught in a trap, later acquiring a specific legal meaning in Anglo-American jurisprudence.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Entrapment" is said worldwide
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provocation à commettre un délit
Transliteration: provocation a komɛtʁœ̃ dəli
"L'avocat a plaqué l'encouragement au crime et la provocation à commettre un délit."
Anstiftung
Transliteration: ˈanˌʃtɪftʊŋ
"Die Polizei darf keine unzulässige Anstiftung zu Straftaten betreiben."
istigazione a delinquere
Transliteration: istiɡatˈtsjoːne a delinˈkwɛːre
"La difesa ha sostenuto che si trattava di istigazione a delinquere."
incitación al delito
Transliteration: insitawˈsjon al deˈlito
"El juez desestimó el caso debido a la incitación al delito por parte de los agentes."
flagrante preparado
Transliteration: flaˈɡɾɐ̃tʃi pɾepaˈɾadu
"O advogado alegou que a prisão foi resultado de um flagrante preparado."
फंसाना
Transliteration: phansana
"यह पुलिस द्वारा किसी को अपराध के लिए फंसाना था।"
陷害
Transliteration: xiànhài
"辩护律师指控警方涉嫌陷害。"
함정 수사
Transliteration: hamjeong susa
"그 변호인은 이번 사건이 불법 함정 수사였다고 주장했다."
罠
Transliteration: wana
"警察による罠にかかったと弁護士は主張した。"
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