| No. | Item | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | accused | charged with wrongdoing |
| 2. | answerable | required to take responsibility |
| 3. | apprehended | taken into custody |
| 4. | arrested | taken by legal authority |
| 5. | at fault | responsible for a mistake |
| 6. | betrayed | delivered into others’ hands |
| 7. | blamed | held responsible |
| 8. | booked | officially charged by police |
| 9. | branded | publicly labeled negatively |
| 10. | burdened with guilt | loaded with blame |
| 11. | busted | caught by police |
| 12. | called to account | required to answer |
| 13. | cast as guilty | portrayed as responsible |
| 14. | caught out | made to seem at fault |
| 15. | charged | formally accused of wrongdoing |
| 16. | collared | seized by police |
| 17. | compromised | put in a damaging position |
| 18. | convicted | found guilty in court |
| 19. | culpable | deserving blame |
| 20. | denounced | publicly accused or condemned |
| 21. | detained | held by authorities |
| 22. | discredited | made to seem untrustworthy |
| 23. | double-crossed | betrayed by an ally |
| 24. | dragged in | brought in unwillingly |
| 25. | duped | fooled into a situation |
| 26. | embroiled | drawn into trouble |
| 27. | ensnared | caught by deceit |
| 28. | entangled | caught in complications |
| 29. | entrapped | lured into false guilt |
| 30. | exposed | left open to blame |
| 31. | falsely accused | wrongly blamed for wrongdoing |
| 32. | falsely implicated | wrongly linked to wrongdoing |
| 33. | faulted | criticized as responsible |
| 34. | fingered | identified as the culprit |
| 35. | fitted up | falsely implicated in wrongdoing |
| 36. | fixed | manipulated unfairly against someone |
| 37. | guilty | responsible for wrongdoing |
| 38. | hauled in | brought in by police |
| 39. | held accountable | made responsible |
| 40. | held liable | made legally responsible |
| 41. | hung on | attributed unfairly to |
| 42. | hung out to dry | abandoned to take blame |
| 43. | implicated | connected to a crime |
| 44. | in hot water | in trouble or blame |
| 45. | in the frame | under suspicion |
| 46. | incriminated | made to seem guilty |
| 47. | indicted | formally charged by grand jury |
| 48. | labeled | given a damaging tag |
| 49. | landed with blame | ended up blamed |
| 50. | left holding the bag | left with the blame |
| 51. | liable | legally responsible |
| 52. | made a fall guy | used as the blamed person |
| 53. | made responsible | assigned the blame |
| 54. | made the culprit | turned into the blamed one |
| 55. | made the scapegoat | chosen to bear blame |
| 56. | made to look guilty | caused to seem guilty |
| 57. | marked | singled out or identified |
| 58. | nabbed | caught by police |
| 59. | nailed | caught or blamed decisively |
| 60. | named | identified as involved |
| 61. | netted | caught in a sweep |
| 62. | on the hook | held responsible |
| 63. | on the line | at risk of blame |
| 64. | painted as guilty | depicted as responsible |
| 65. | picked up | taken into custody |
| 66. | pinched | arrested by police |
| 67. | pinned on | assigned blame to |
| 68. | pointed to | indicated as responsible |
| 69. | portrayed as guilty | shown as responsible |
| 70. | prosecuted | legally pursued for crime |
| 71. | railroaded | pushed into false conviction |
| 72. | reported | formally brought to notice |
| 73. | roped in | drawn into blame |
| 74. | rounded up | gathered by authorities |
| 75. | run in | briefly arrested by police |
| 76. | scapegoated | blamed for others’ faults |
| 77. | seized | taken by force or law |
| 78. | set up | made to appear guilty |
| 79. | singled out | chosen for blame |
| 80. | snared | caught by a trap |
| 81. | snatched up | seized quickly |
| 82. | stitched up | deceived into taking blame |
| 83. | stuck with the blame | left to bear blame |
| 84. | tainted | damaged by suspicion |
| 85. | taken in | arrested by police |
| 86. | targeted | singled out unfairly |
| 87. | thrown under the bus | sacrificed to protect others |
| 88. | to blame | deserving responsibility |
| 89. | trapped | caught with little escape |
| 90. | under a cloud | under suspicion or disgrace |
| 91. | under accusation | being accused |
| 92. | under arrest | held by police |
| 93. | under blame | bearing blame |
| 94. | under charge | accused in law |
| 95. | under indictment | formally charged |
| 96. | under suspicion | considered possibly guilty |
| 97. | victimized | made a victim |
| 98. | written up | officially reported for wrongdoing |
| 99. | wronged | treated unjustly |
| 100. | wrongly accused | accused without justification |
