冤罪
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Meanings
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false charge; false accusation; wrongful conviction
Refers to being charged with or convicted of a crime one did not commit. Often used in legal and news contexts.
He spent ten years in prison on a false charge.
The lawyer worked hard to clear the false accusation.
Usage patterns
- 〈人〉が冤罪で逮捕されるto be arrested on a false charge
The man was arrested on a false charge and later proven innocent.
- 冤罪を晴らすto clear oneself of a false charge
It took him many years to clear himself of the false charge.
- 冤罪を着せられるto be framed for a crime
She was framed for murder.
- 冤罪が発覚するfor a wrongful conviction to come to light
New evidence revealed that it had been a wrongful conviction.