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Tostyle un Posted 9 years ago
Grammar

Framed

Hello teachers,

What does the word framed mean here?

"He has been framed with murder charges."

I mean when the word charged could vr used, why this ?

  

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The usual wording is eg Tom was framed for murder. This means that some bad person created false evidence to make it appear that Tom was guilty of murder, but in fact Tom was innocent. Because of this false evidence, Tom was charged with murder.

  • The usual wording is eg Tom was framed for murder.
  • This means that some bad person created false evidence to make it appear that Tom was guilty of murder, but in fact Tom was innocent.
  • Because of this false evidence, Tom was charged with murder.
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The usual wording is eg Tom was framed for murder.

This means that some bad person created false evidence to make it appear that Tom was guilty of murder, but in fact Tom was innocent. Because of this false evidence, Tom was charged with murder.

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