false charge; false accusation
Refers to a criminal charge or accusation that is untrue; often used in legal or formal contexts.
He was arrested on a false charge.
He kept fighting to clear his name of the false accusation.
false charge; false accusation; wrongful conviction
false charge; false accusation
exoneration; clearing of a false charge
The kanji 冤 is of Chinese origin, combining 冖 (cover) and 兔 (rabbit), originally suggesting a rabbit trapped under a cover, metaphorically representing being wrongfully trapped or accused. The reading えん is the on'yomi.