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frame-up Definition

☆ frame·-up (frām′up′)

noun

  1. a falsifying of evidence, testimony, etc. to make an innocent person seem guilty
  2. a surreptitious, underhanded, prearranged scheme

frame-up* Synonyms

frame-up*

n.

hoax, dodge, trumped-up charge*; see trick 1.

frame-up Usage Examples

Modifies a noun

  • trial: He has the apparatus, which makes it possible for him to stage frame-up trials.