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trumped-up

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trumped-up (trmptp)
adj.
Fraudulently devised; fabricated: trumped-up criminal charges.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.trumped-uptrumped-up - concocted with intent to deceive; "trumped-up charges"
false - not in accordance with the fact or reality or actuality; "gave false testimony under oath"; "false tales of bravery"
Translations
trumped-up [ˈtrʌmptˈʌp] ADJ [charge, excuse] → fabricado, inventado
trumped-up
adj charge → erfunden
trumped-up [ˌtrʌmptˈʌp] adj (charge) → inventato/a, falso/a
trumped-up [ˌtrʌmptˈʌp] adj (charge) → inventato/a, falso/a


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But he failed to impose upon the Colonel, and was even far from impressing him with this trumped-up knowledge of bygone days.
The Awakening and Selected Short Stories by Chopin, Kate View in context
Of late he has accomplished it by trumped-up evidence convicting his victims of treason against the czar, and the Russian police, who are always only too ready to fasten guilt of this nature upon any and all, have accepted his version and exonerated him.
The Return of Tarzan by Burroughs, Edgar Rice View in context
His career was cut short in tragically ironical fashion at the age of thirty by the plots of his enemies and the dying bloodthirstiness of King Henry, which together led to his execution on a trumped-up charge of treason.
A History of English Literature by Fletcher, Robert Huntington View in context
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