frame-up

[ freym-uhp ]
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nounInformal.

  1. a fraudulent incrimination of an innocent person.

Origin of frame-up

1
1895–1900, Americanism;frame + up, modeled on nominalizations of phrasal verbs, with up as perfective particle

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British Dictionary definitions for frame-up

frame-up
nounslang

  1. a conspiracy to incriminate someone on a false charge

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

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