Noun 1. The act of a law enforcement official luring a person into committing a crime, so that the person can be prosecuted. Origin 1525-1530 Middle French entr… See more

The term entrapmentwas first used in a legal sense in a U.S. federal court in 1899, though the concept … See more

The reason behind allowing a defense of entrapment is to discourage law enforcement officials from taking actions to induce someone not normally disposed to commit a cr… See more

In 1974, a Drug Enforcement Administration (“DEA”) informant known as “Hutton” was playing pool when his opponent, known as “Hampton,” noticed that he had track marks on his arms… See more

Although law enforcement officials cannot lure a person into committing a crime he would not have otherwise committed, the courts agree that it is permissible for them to use dece… See more