ensnare

Russia's restrictive laws on dissent have ensnared people from all walks of life.

Stephen resists having his intellectual freedom ensnared by patriotic sanctimony: “Let my country die for me,” he drunkenly tells a British soldier.

Knowing why his victim did not want to come to his lessons, Westwood refused to let her slide out of his grip and ensnared her into a contract.

The recent federal case comes nearly two decades after Wiederhorn was first ensnared in financial crimes.

The con artist in Ritter’s novel is a young woman with a murky past and visions of absconded riches who is ensnared in an elaborate swindle that recalls David Mamet at his most labyrinthine.