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In one scene the husband has ensnared his unsuspecting wife in a web of lies so extensive that she questions her very upbringing with her mother.

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.