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The word you are looking for is ENTRAPMENT, and is raised quite often as a defense.

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"In criminal law, a person is 'entrapped' when he is induced or persuaded by law enforcement officers or their agents to commit a crime that he had no previous intent to commit. However, there is no entrapment where a person is ready and willing to break the law and the government agents merely provide what appears to be a favorable opportunity for the person to commit the crime. The mere providing of an opportunity to commit a crime is not entrapment. In order to find entrapment, the entrapped person must be persuaded by law enforcement to commit the illegal act."

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