The state of being entrapped.The entrapment of the victims in the wreckage made rescue difficult.
(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.A detective asking you to buy illegal marijuana for a dying man would be police entrapment.
(chemistry) A method of isolating specific cells or molecules from a mixture, especially by immobilization on a gel.