Entrapment and Internment

Entrapment

Entrapment noun - A defense that claims the defendant would not have broken the law if not tricked into doing it by law enforcement officials.

Internment and entrapment are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Internment" instead a noun "Entrapment".

Nearby Word: entrap

Internment

Internment noun - The act of confining or the state of being confined.
Usage example: the internment of Americans of Japanese descent during World War II is one of the more shameful chapters in United States history

Entrapment and internment are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Entrapment" instead a noun "Internment".

Nearby Words: interned, intern, interning
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