entrap (v.)

  1. take or catch as if in a snare or trap; I was set up!; The innocent man was framed by the police

    [ Syn: ensnare , frame , set up ]

  2. catch in or as if in a trap; The men trap foxes

    [ Syn: trap , snare , ensnare , trammel ]

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