擠せい陥かん

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru'

tempting into crime; entrapment

Rare, formal term for luring or tempting someone into committing a crime. Often used in legal or historical contexts. The kanji 擠 means 'to push' or 'to crowd', and 陥 means 'to fall into' or 'to trap', together suggesting pushing someone into a trap.

• 擠せい陥かんの罪つみは、江え戸ど時じ代だいの法ほう律りつで重おもく罰ばっせられた。

  The crime of tempting into crime was severely punished under Edo-period law.