frame-up
noun [C] /ˈfreɪm.ʌp/ informalDefinition
› a situation in which someone is made to seem guilty of a crime although they have not done it: The organization protested that it was the victim of a politically motivated frame-up.Blaming and accusing
(Definition of frame-up noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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