wūgào

诬告

Word · VerbTraditional誣告

falsely accuse; frame

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Meanings

1 sense · 4 examples
1.

verb

to falsely accuse; to frame; to bring false charges against

formal

A formal legal term describing the malicious act of accusing an innocent person of a crime without factual basis, often with intent to cause legal punishment or reputational harm.

Tā他
wū诬
gào告
tóng同
shì事
tōu偷
qiè窃
gōng公
sī司
cái财
wù物
 。

He falsely accused his colleague of stealing company property.

Wū诬
gào告
tā他
rén人
shì是
yào要
fù负
fǎ法
lǜ律
zé责
rèn任
de的
 。

Making false accusations against others entails legal responsibility.

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Tā她
bèi被
wū诬
gào告
shòu受
huì贿
 ,
dàn但
zuì最
hòu后
zhèng证
míng明
shì是
qīng清
bái白
de的
 。

She was framed for bribery, but was finally proven innocent.

È恶
yì意
wū诬
gào告
huì会
shòu受
dào到
yán严
lì厉
chéng惩
chǔ处
 。

Malicious false accusations will be severely punished.