frame-up

[freym-uhp]

noun

Informal.

1. a fraudulent incrimination of an innocent person.

frame-up

noun

1. a conspiracy to incriminate someone on a false charge

2. a plot to bring about a dishonest result, as in a contest

Word History and Origins

Origin of frame-up¹

1895–1900, frame + up, modeled on nominalizations of phrasal verbs, with up as perfective particle

Related Words

• contradict 
• contravene 
• counterfeit 
• deceive 
• distort 
• exaggerate 
• fake 
• forge 
• misstate 
• pervert 
• tamper with