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entrapment in Swedish

entrapment in Swedish is brottsprovokation — entrapment means the act of luring someone, especially by police, into committing a crime so they can be arrested for it.

entrapment in Swedish

brottsprovokation
noun
(legal) Action by law enforcement personnel to lead an otherwise innocent person to commit a crime, in order to arrest and prosecute that person for the crime.

What does "entrapment" mean?

  1. noun The act of luring someone, especially by police, into committing a crime so they can be arrested for it.
    "The defense argued that the sting operation amounted to entrapment."
  2. noun The state of being trapped.
    "She described a feeling of entrapment in her unhappy marriage."
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entrapment in a sentence

  • The defense argued that the sting operation amounted to entrapment.
  • She described a feeling of entrapment in her unhappy marriage.

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What is "entrapment" in Swedish?

"entrapment" in Swedish is brottsprovokation. entrapment means: The act of luring someone, especially by police, into committing a crime so they can be arrested for it.

How do you use "entrapment" in a sentence?

Example: "The defense argued that the sting operation amounted to entrapment." In Swedish, "entrapment" is brottsprovokation.

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