to frame someone by strict legal interpretation; cook up charges
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to frame someone by harshly or far-fetchedly interpreting the law; to cook up charges against an innocent person
formalA formal, literary idiom with a strong negative connotation. Often used in historical or legal contexts to describe corrupt officials who abuse the law to persecute people.
Tā他
shēn深
wén文
zhōu周
nà纳
，
xiàn陷
hài害
le了
bù不
shǎo少
zhōng忠
liáng良
zhī之
chén臣
。
He framed many loyal officials by twisting the law.
Zhè这
zhǒng种
shēn深
wén文
zhōu周
nà纳
de的
zuò做
fǎ法
lìng令
rén人
bù不
chǐ齿
。
This kind of framing behavior is despicable.
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Guān官
lì吏
shēn深
wén文
zhōu周
nà纳
，
bǎi百
xìng姓
kǔ苦
bù不
kān堪
yán言
。
The officials used severe laws to trap people, causing the common folk unbearable suffering.