hacer aparecer como culpable

A transitive verb phrase is a phrase that combines a verb with a preposition or other particle and requires a direct object (e.g., take out the trash.).
transitive verb phrase
a. to frame
El acusado aseguró que lo habían hecho aparecer como culpable, pero que era inocente.The defendant claimed he had been framed, but that he was innocent.
b. to fit up
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
(colloquial)
Regionalism used in the United Kingdom
(United Kingdom)
La policía local lo hizo aparecer como culpable de violación y lo envió a la cárcel.The local police fitted him up for rape and sent him to jail.
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