Accused
Accused noun - A defendant in a criminal proceeding.
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Fall guy and accused are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Fall guy" instead a noun "Accused".
Fall guy
Fall guy noun - A person or thing taking the blame for others.
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- In Malcolm in the Middle, Malcolm's dad Hal is accused of being the mastermind of a money laundering scheme in his company, which was setup by his corrupt coworkers to make Hal the fall guy.
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