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brottsprovokation — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • entrapment noun The act of luring someone, especially by police, into committing a crime so they can be arrested for it.

Senses

brottsprovokation is used for these senses in English:

  • entrapment (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.

entrapment — full definition

  1. noun The act of luring someone, especially by police, into committing a crime so they can be arrested for it.
  2. noun The state of being trapped.