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.
Forms
- snares
- snared
- snaring
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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.
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