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frame-up
(frām′ŭp′)n. Informal
1. A scheme to incriminate an innocent person.
2. A contest or deliberation the outcome of which is fraudulently prearranged.
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frame-up
n
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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frame′-up`
n.
a fraudulent incrimination of an innocent person.
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| Noun | 1. | frame-up - an act that incriminates someone on a false charge falsehood, falsification - the act of rendering something false as by fraudulent changes (of documents or measures etc.) or counterfeiting |
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frame-up
noun (Slang) false charge, set-up (slang), fabrication, fit-up (slang), trumped-up charge, put-up job He was innocent and the victim of a frame-up.
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frame-up
[ˈfreɪmʌp] N → trampa f, montaje m (para incriminar a algn)it's a frame-up → aquí hay trampa, esto es un montaje
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