Snare
/snɛər/
Definitions
- (n.) A device or scheme used to trap or catch, often referring to a trap in property or wildlife law.
The hunter set a snare in the forest to capture game.
- (v.) To entrap or catch by or as if by a snare, including figurative legal entrapment.
The contract's terms were designed to snare the unwary buyer.
Commentary
In legal drafting, note that 'snare' may imply both literal traps used in wildlife or property disputes and figurative traps in contract or criminal law contexts.