1
: an act or series of actions in which someone is framed
2
: an action that is framed
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The scene captures some of the contradictions in Caracas almost one month after Trump dispatched troops to snatch President Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, and fly them to New York to face drug-trafficking and weapons charges — which the couple denounce as a frame-up.
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Mery Mogollon, Los Angeles Times, 30 Jan. 2026
At her civil trial against Porter, her lawyers said the traumatic frame-up destroyed her career.
—Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 29 Nov. 2025
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Mery Mogollon, Los Angeles Times, 30 Jan. 2026
At her civil trial against Porter, her lawyers said the traumatic frame-up destroyed her career.
—Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 29 Nov. 2025
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“Frame-up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/frame-up. Accessed 10 Feb. 2026.
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