In laws enforcement, a sting operation is a deceptive operation designed to catch a person committing a crime. A typical sting will have a law-enforcement officer or cooperative member of the public play a role as criminal partner or potential victim and go along with a suspect's actions to gather evidence of the suspect's wrongdoing.
Sting operations are common in many countries including the United States, but not allowed in other countries such as Sweden and the Netherlands.
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“O conscience, upright and stainless, how bitter a sting to thee is a little fault!”
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