frame-up

2 definitions found

frame-up - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Frame-up \Frame"-up`\, n.
     A conspiracy or plot for a malicious or evil purpose;
     especially, an act that incriminates a person on false
     evidence. [Slang]
     [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

frame-up - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  frame-up
      n 1: an act that incriminates someone on a false charge [syn:
           frame-up, setup]