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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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Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

pinned

mod. arrested. (Underworld.) The boys in blue pinned him and took him away.
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McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions
See also:
  • in the wrong box
  • be in the wrong
  • in the wrong
  • not put a foot wrong
  • not/never put/set a foot wrong
  • put a foot wrong
  • lead (one) astray
  • lead astray
  • lead somebody astray
  • on the wrong scent
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Once the barrel/receiver is back together, insert the rear of the receiver into the stock first by angling the rear of the receiver downward towards the stock and sliding the extractor/sear "hook" onto the trigger arm that is pinned in the stock, essentially engaging the two.
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The Colts' Devon Duren pinned Springfield's McKenzie Ellickson in 2:39 at 145 pounds, Mason Davis pinned Stephen Clontz in 2:13 at 160, Logan Marsh pinned the Millers' Alex Birkby in 1:08 at 182 and Thurston's Zack Walker pinned Blake Rogers in 1:31 at 195.
Thurston tops Millers in cross-town duel
If the current is strong enough or the fluxoids are only weakly pinned, they begin to move.
Pinning down critical currents
Thurston's Kelvin Freese pinned Sheldon's Peyton Bruni in 1 minute, 47 seconds at 138 pounds to lead the Colts to a 51-24 victory over the Irish at a four-way Southwest Conference wrestling meet at South Eugene High School.
Freese leads Colts to win over Irish
Wipf pinned Mike DeWitt in 3:00 in a match featuring two individual winners from the Springfield Invitational.
Marshfield pins Thurston; Colts thump Axemen