A Trumped Up Charge

"A trumped-up charge is a deliberately false or fraudulent accusation made with the intention of punishing someone unfairly or making them appear guilty. The term implies that the charge has been fabricated, invented, or concocted to deceive and incriminate someone, rather than being a legitimate legal accusation."

It seems fitting that in 20 years when kids as yet unborn are learning vocabulary they will encounter this word and "know" that its origin traces back to President Trump who lied about everything and made wild accusations against anyone who irritated or offended him.

It is as if the gods of vocabulary were trying to warn us.