frame-up
[freym-uhp]
noun Informal.
a fraudulent incrimination of an innocent person.
Origin of frame-up
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Related Words for frame-up
plot, complication, chicanery, machination, conspiracy, fraud, adjustment, deal, package, schedule, agreement, preparation, compromise, plan, settlement, provision, trick, design, scam, maneuverExamples from the Web for frame-up
Contemporary Examples of frame-up
That corruption, says Stafford Smith, provided the opportunity for a “frame-up of epic proportions.”
Did Pablo Escobar Frame a Millionaire for Murdering Banana-Shipping Money Launderers?Jacqui Goddard
November 11, 2014
Historical Examples of frame-up
“It kinda looks to me like a frame-up,” he resumed from his fresh viewpoint.
Rim o' the WorldB. M. Bower
Blowed if I see why she'd do it, but it might be they fixed a frame-up between them.
The Lion's MouseC. N. Williamson and A. M. Williamson
I knew from the first that the whole thing was to be a frame-up.
Heist Job on ThizarGordon Randall Garrett
“That the whole darned deal was a frame-up,” declared Uncle Jepson.
The Range BossCharles Alden Seltzer
The most I'd have got on that frame-up would've been ten years.
The Man Who Hated MarsGordon Randall Garrett
frame-up
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