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frame-up

[fraym-uhp] / ˈfreɪmˌʌp /












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"The police were highly selective in the way they collected evidence. In my opinion, Omar was framed. This was a quite elaborate frame-up," he said.

From BBC ● Feb. 16, 2026

Golunov was arrested in a clumsy frame-up after his exposés of corruption among the Moscow elite made him too many enemies.

From The Guardian ● Jun. 20, 2019

Alternate explanations are propounded, including the possibility of an elaborate police frame-up.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 2, 2019

Mr. Ramrattan, a private detective in Queens, orchestrated what prosecutors called the most complex and diabolical frame-up in New York in recent memory.

From New York Times ● Nov. 23, 2011

The whole thing is a frame-up from A to Izzard.

From The Invisible Censor by Francis Hackett




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