Editing Frameup (section)

{{Short description|Falsely prove someone guilty of a crime}}
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In the [[United States criminal law]], a '''frame-up''' ('''frameup''') or '''setup''' is the act of falsely [[guilt (law)|implicating]] ('''framing''') someone in a crime by providing [[false evidence|fabricated evidence]] or [[perjury|testimony]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://dictionary.reference.com/search?db=dictionary&q=frame-up|title=frame-up - Definitions from Dictionary.com|publisher=dictionary.reference.com|access-date=2008-07-13|archive-date=2012-10-22|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121022080358/http://dictionary.reference.com/search?db=dictionary&q=frame-up|url-status=dead}}</ref> In British usage, to '''frame''', or '''stitch up''', is to maliciously or dishonestly incriminate someone or set them up, in the sense trap or ensnare.

While [[wikt:incriminate|incriminating]] those who are innocent might be done out of sheer malice, '''framing''' is primarily used as a [[distraction]]. Generally, the person who is framing someone else is the actual perpetrator of the crime. In other cases it is an attempt by law enforcement to get around [[due process]]. Motives include getting rid of political dissidents or "correcting" what they see as the court's mistake. Some lawbreakers will try to claim they were framed as a defense strategy. Frameups may use [[conspiracy theory|conspiracy theories]] to hide the true crimes of the accused.{{cn|date=March 2022}}