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View synonyms for frame-up
frame-up
[ freym-uhp ]
noun
, Informal.
- a fraudulent incrimination of an innocent person.
frame-up
noun
- 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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Example Sentences
That corruption, says Stafford Smith, provided the opportunity for a “frame-up of epic proportions.”
From The Daily Beast
His appearance reminded me of a remark I once heard: "We shall soon have a horse, for we already have the frame up."
From Project Gutenberg
“That the whole darned deal was a frame-up,” declared Uncle Jepson.
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As soon as a Controller was spotted, a careful frame-up was arranged.
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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.
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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.
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