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pinned

Blamed for or convicted of some crime, transgression, or wrongdoing, especially when one is innocent. He was at the wrong place at the wrong time and ended up getting pinned for the murder. If you get caught, you'll be pinned for obstruction of justice as well as perjury.
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pinned

mod. arrested. (Underworld.) The boys in blue pinned him and took him away.
See also: pin
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.
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