Scapegoat
"Scapegoat" in French
bouc émissaire
(a goat imbued with the sins of the people)
bouc émissaire
(someone blamed for someone else's error(s))
chèvre émissaire
(someone blamed for someone else's error(s))
bouc-émissariser
(to blame or punish for the errors of others)
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