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booby trap n. a device set up to be triggered to harm or kill anyone entering the trap, such as a shot gun which will go off if a room is entered, or dynamite which will explode if the ignition key on an auto is turned. If a person sets up such a trap to protect his/her property he/she will be liable for any injury or death even to an unwanted intruder such as a burglar. Setting a booby trap is also a crime. |
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We must protect the Iraqi gunmen, who are guilty only of shooting, bombing and booby-trapping our troops. The episode made Robison into the butt of jokes for days, culminating in the booby-trapping of his office and the gift of a fire-fighting helmet, to be used for future forays into the kitchen. Superior Court Judge Charles Campbell disputed defense claims that Ventura County sheriff's deputies illegally searched the home of Clarence Raville and his son, Bradley Raville, 45, who is charged with booby-trapping a backyard drug lab. |
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