frame-up

[ freym-uhp ]

/ ˈfreɪmˌʌp /

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noun Informal.

a fraudulent incrimination of an innocent person.

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Origin of frame-up

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

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How to use frame-up in a sentence

That corruption, says Stafford Smith, provided the opportunity for a “frame-up of epic proportions.”
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His appearance reminded me of a remark I once heard: "We shall soon have a horse, for we already have the frame up."
The Red Cow and Her Friends|Peter McArthur
“That the whole darned deal was a frame-up,” declared Uncle Jepson.
The Range Boss|Charles Alden Seltzer
As soon as a Controller was spotted, a careful frame-up was arranged.
The Penal Cluster|Ivar Jorgensen (AKA Randall Garrett)

The thing that made it odd wasn't the actual frame-up (if that's what it was); these days, every crime was blamed on a Controller.
The Penal Cluster|Ivar Jorgensen (AKA Randall Garrett)
So it wasn't that the frame-up in itself was peculiar in this case; it was simply that it wasn't Sir Lewis Huntley's style.
The Penal Cluster|Ivar Jorgensen (AKA Randall Garrett)

British Dictionary definitions for frame-up

frame-up

noun slang

a conspiracy to incriminate someone on a false charge

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

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