Scapegoat
A goat upon whose head were symbolically placed the sins of the people, after which he was suffered to escape into the wilderness.
Hence, a person or thing that is made to bear blame for others.
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Scapegoat Translations
scapegoat in Italian is espiatorio
scapegoat in Spanish is chivo expiatorio
scapegoat in Swedish is syndabock
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