戦せん犯ぱん

Usage patterns

• 〈人ひと〉〉を戦犯せんぱんとして裁さばくto try someone as a war criminal

  彼かれらは戦せん犯ぱんとして裁さばかれた。

  They were tried as war criminals.

• 〈人ひと〉〉を戦犯扱せんぱんあつかいするto treat someone as the one to blame for a loss

  ミスをした選せん手しゅが戦せん犯ぱん扱あつかいされた。

  The player who made the mistake was blamed for the team's loss.

• 〈人ひと〉〉が戦犯せんぱんになるfor someone to become the scapegoat for a defeat

  最さい後ごのミスで彼かれが戦せん犯ぱんになってしまった。

  Because of the last-minute mistake, he ended up being blamed for the loss.