Said of an innocent person who takes the blame for others

In today's New York, they say that Koreans are scapegoats for Black frustration

Si dice che nella New York di oggi, i coreani siano il capro espiatorio della frustrazione dei neri

When the warship was sunk by an enemy sub, the Navy needed a scapegoat, sbdy to put their finger at, and they found it in the ship's captain

Quando la nave da guerra è stata affondata da un sottomarino nemico, la Marina, in cerca di un capro espiatorio, ha trovato nel capitano della nave la persona su cui puntare il dito

According to an ancient Jewish law, each year on the day of Atonement, Yom Kippur, a goat was selected by lot and the chief priest laid upon it all the sins of the Children of Israel. The animal was then taken into the wilderness and allowed to escape (or “scape,” hence “scapegoat”), so that it would take the Israelites' sins away with it, freeing the whole community from its sins. “Scape” was a Middle English abbreviation of “escape” that is still a word but has disappeared from use