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trumped-up

[ truhmpt-uhp ]

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  1. spuriously devised; fraudulent; fabricated:

    He was arrested on some trumped-up charge.



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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of trumped-up1

1720–30; special use of trump 1; -ed 2
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He ended up in prison in Thailand, on what he insists were trumped-up fraud charges.

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Mark Li, 60, had been held in China since September 2016 on what activists say were trumped-up spying charges.

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“So now we are very sensitive to American customers, your American government always likes to make some trumped-up charges to sanction us.â€

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“This is a trumped-up charge. I sympathise with her very much.â€

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He finished in the top four in 34 of 59 tournaments until a trumped-up charge was brought against him by the Tour and he was banned.

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