frame up; fabricate a crime
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesverb
to fabricate a crime; to frame someone up
literaryA literary term describing the malicious act of creating false accusations. Often used in legal or historical contexts regarding corrupt officials.
Jiān奸
chén臣
luó罗
zhī织
zuì罪
míng名
，
xiàn陷
hài害
zhōng忠
liáng良
。
The treacherous official fabricated charges to frame the loyal and upright ministers.
Zài在
nà那
gè个
hēi黑
àn暗
de的
shí时
dài代
，
luó罗
zhī织
wū诬
xiàn陷
shì是
zhèng政
zhì治
dòu斗
zhēng争
de的
cháng常
yòng用
shǒu手
duàn段
。
In that dark age, framing people with false accusations was a common tactic in political struggles.
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Tā他
yòng用
jìn尽
xīn心
sī思
luó罗
zhī织
zuì罪
zhèng证
，
qǐ企
tú图
zhì置
duì对
shǒu手
yú于
sǐ死
dì地
。
He painstakingly fabricated evidence in an attempt to doom his rival.
Luó罗
zhī织
chéng成
yù狱
shì是
gǔ古
dài代
sī司
fǎ法
fǔ腐
bài败
de的
diǎn典
xíng型
biǎo表
xiàn现
。
Fabricating cases to imprison people was a classic manifestation of judicial corruption in ancient times.