framing

(noun) formulation of the plans and important details. Example: "The framing of judicial decrees."

(noun) a framework that supports and protects a picture or a mirror. Synonyms: frame. Examples: "The frame enhances but is not itself the subject of attention." "The frame was much more valuable than the miror it held."

(verb) enclose in or as if in a frame. Synonyms: frame, frame in, border. Example: "Frame a picture."

(verb) enclose in a frame, as of a picture. Synonyms: frame.

(verb) take or catch as if in a snare or trap. Synonyms: ensnare, entrap, frame, set up. Examples: "I was set up!." "The innocent man was framed by the police."

(verb) formulate in a particular style or language. Synonyms: frame, redact, cast, put, couch. Examples: "I wouldn't put it that way." "She cast her request in very polite language."

(verb) make up plans or basic details for. Synonyms: frame, compose, draw up. Example: "Frame a policy."

(verb) construct by fitting or uniting parts together. Synonyms: frame, frame up.