stitch-up

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stitch-up

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From stitch + up.

noun stitch-ups

UK, slang An act designed to maliciously or dishonestly incriminate someone. The police planted the gun in my car. It was a stitch-up.
UK, slang Something arranged deceitfully and in secret. Wilson's election as leader was a stitch-up by the committee.

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noun an act designed to maliciously or dishonestly incriminate someone

Deutsch	Falle, abgekartetes Spiel, üble Inszenierung

noun something arranged deceitfully and in secret

Deutsch	interne Vereinbarung, inszeniertes Theater, inszeniertes Schmierenstück

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@misc{stitch_up_2026,
  title = {stitch-up},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/stitch-up},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}