Patsy
/ˈpæt.si/
Definitions
- (n.) A person who is easily manipulated or blamed for wrongdoing, often used in legal contexts to describe someone wrongfully accused or made a scapegoat.
He was made the patsy in the fraud scheme despite his innocence.
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- patsy
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Commentary
Used colloquially in legal contexts to describe a defendant set up to take blame; not a formal legal term but relevant in case narratives and analysis.
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