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Simple English definitions for legal terms
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A frame-up is a scheme or plot to make an innocent person look guilty of a crime they did not commit.
These examples show how someone can be falsely accused of a crime through a frame-up. In the first example, John was innocent but was made to look guilty by his co-worker. In the second example, the police officer abused their power by planting evidence to make someone appear guilty.