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frame–up
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frame–up
(noun)
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frame–up
/
ˈ
freɪmˌʌp/
noun
plural
frame–ups
frame–up
/
ˈ
freɪmˌʌp/
noun
plural
frame–ups
Learner's definition of FRAME–UP
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]
informal
:
a plan to make an innocent person appear to be guilty of a crime
She's the victim of a
frame-up
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