frame-up

/'freim'ʌp/
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Definition
  1. Noun:
    • A deceptive act to make someone appear guilty of a crime they did not commit: A "frame-up" is a scheme or plot in which false evidence is fabricated or circumstances are manipulated to incriminate an innocent person.
Usage
  • The word "frame-up" is used to describe a specific type of malicious act, often implying a conspiracy or premeditated plan by one or more individuals to falsely accuse another.
  • It is commonly used in contexts involving law, crime, justice, and investigations.
  • It functions as a countable noun (e.g., , ).
Examples
  • Noun:
    • The defense attorney argued that the entire case was a frame-up orchestrated by a rival gang.
    • He was released from prison after new evidence proved the frame-up.
    • Investigative journalists uncovered a political frame-up designed to discredit the candidate.
Advanced Usage
  • "to be a frame-up": To be a situation constituting a false incrimination.
    • From the beginning, the arrest smelled like a frame-up to the experienced detective.
  • "to pull a frame-up (on someone)": (Informal) To execute a scheme to frame someone.
    • The corrupt officers tried to pull a frame-up on the honest whistleblower.
Variants and Related Words
  • Frame (verb): To produce false evidence to make an innocent person seem guilty.
    • He claimed the police had framed him for the robbery.
  • Framing (noun): The act or process of setting someone up with false charges.
    • The framing of the suspect was captured on a hidden camera.
Synonyms
  • Setup: A situation engineered to entrap or incriminate someone.
  • False charge/accusation: An allegation that is not true.
  • Entrapment: The action of tricking someone into committing a crime to secure their prosecution. (Note: "Entrapment" is a specific legal defense, while "frame-up" implies fabricating evidence of a crime that did not occur.)
Related Phrases
  • To be framed: The passive state of being a victim of a frame-up.
    • She realized she had been framed when the real culprit confessed.
  • Frame job: (Slang) Another term for a frame-up.
    • The whole thing was a clever frame job.
Idioms
  • It's a frame-up!: A common exclamation declaring that a situation involves false incrimination.
    • When the planted gun was found, the suspect yelled, "It's a frame-up!"
Noun
  1. an act that incriminates someone on a false charge

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