What does the word, scapegoat means?

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A person who is made to take the blame of others - comes from the bible.

A live goat over whose head Aaron confessed all the sins of the children of Israel on the Day of Atonement. The goat, symbolically bearing their sins, was then sent into the wilderness.
One that is made to bear the blame of others.
its when someone is blamed for something they didnt do so whatever the wrong is can have someone to blame it on
scapegoat means taking the blame
for what someone else did.
A scapegoat is a person or group who take the blame for something they did not do; or a symbolic bearer of the sins of others.
A Scapegoat is a person who is set up by another party to take the blame for something. Like when some one is framed for a crime he/she is a scapegoat.

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