"in the frame" meaning in English

See in the frame in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Prepositional phrase

Head templates: {{head|en|prepositional phrase|head=}} in the frame, {{en-PP}} in the frame
  1. (colloquial) Suspected by the police of having committed a crime. Tags: colloquial
    Sense id: en-in_the_frame-en-prep_phrase-q7FPKRZX Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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        "(colloquial) Suspected by the police of having committed a crime."
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        "(colloquial) Suspected by the police of having committed a crime."
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