to hatch a plot against sb

  • 1hatch a plot against — index frame (charge falsely) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 2plot — I n. conspiracy 1) to devise, hatch; weave a plot 2) to foil, thwart a plot 3) to expose a plot 4) a cunning, diabolic; sinister plot 5) a plot against 6) a plot to + inf. (to expose a plot to overthrow the government) story 7) to build,… …

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  • 3plot — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 plan ADJECTIVE ▪ evil, fiendish ▪ alleged ▪ assassination, coup, murder, terrorist …

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  • 4plot — I UK [plɒt] / US [plɑt] noun Word forms plot : singular plot plural plots ** 1) [countable/uncountable] literature a series of related events that make up the main story in a book, film etc. A second, less important story in the same book or film …

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  • 5plot — plot1 [ plat ] noun ** 1. ) count or uncount a series of related events that make up the main story in a book, movie, etc. A second, less important story in the same book or movie is called a subplot. 2. ) count a secret plan to do something bad …

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  • 6plot — plotful, adj. plotless, adj. plotlessness, n. /plot/, n., v., plotted, plotting. n. 1. a secret plan or scheme to accomplish some purpose, esp. a hostile, unlawful, or evil purpose: a plot to overthrow the government. 2. Also called storyline.… …

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  • 7plot — 1 noun (C) 1 STORY/FILM the set of connected events that a story, film etc is based on: The plot of Twin Peaks was so complicated that I couldn t follow it. 2 PLAN a secret plan, involving several people, to do something harmful or illegal (+ to) …

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  • 8plot — 1. noun 1) a plot to overthrow him Syn: conspiracy, intrigue, secret plan; machinations 2) the plot of her novel Syn: story line, story, scenario, action, thread; formal diegesis 3) …

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  • 9frame — vt framed, fram·ing 1: to formulate the contents of and draw up (as a document) in the two hundred years since our Constitution was framed W. J. Brennan, Jr. 2: to contrive the evidence against (as an innocent person) so that a verdict of guilty… …

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  • 10The Golden Cockerel — ( ru. Золотой Петушок, Zolotoy Petushok ) is an opera in three acts (with short prologue and even shorter epilogue) by Nikolay Rimsky Korsakov. The libretto was written by Vladimir Belsky and is based on Alexander Pushkin s 1834 poem The Tale of… …

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