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• n  an act that incriminates someone on a false charge

• On the current list, only Boxer whose alleged gaffe was truly a frame-up has avoided one.
• Readers of Manhattan's Communist Daily Worker, which steadfastly treated the execution of atom spies Julius and Ethel Rosenberg as a capitalist frame-up, were startled last week .
• The present exclusion from the air was another "frame-up.

• setup

News & Articles

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• Whitey Bulger trial reveals sordid gang underworld in shocking detail
  The defense team for crime boss James “Whitey” Bulger sought to undermine the credibility of a key witness during cross-examination Tuesday, portraying him as prone to lying and killing – thus raising the possibility of a frame-up job against Mr. Bulger.
  July 23, 2013 - Christian Science Monitor via Yahoo! News

Quotes

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• Phil Spector in Utusan Malaysia Online
  It's 'Anatomy of a Frame-Up.' I have no idea who she was or what her agenda was,Spector told the magazine.
• Joseph Estrada in San Diego Union Tribune
  These are trumped-up charges, a frame-up,the 68-year-old Estrada said when questioned about the kickback allegations. "I've never asked for commissions. I don't have the conscience to steal money intended for farmers."
• Jagdish Tytler in Press Trust of India
  Reacting to the CBI move, Tytler said, "Right from the beginining I had said this was a frame-up......I was innocent and the truth has come out. Let people say what they want to. I want to just close the chapter."