scapegoat

SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Blaming & accusing
accusatory
accuse someone of a crime
accuse someone of something
accuser
accusingly
alleged
arraign
blame
blame game
contributory negligence
haul
have someone to thank (for something)idiom
impeachment
imputation
incriminating
incrimination
nail
opprobrium
recrimination
stitch

whipping boy | American Dictionary

whipping boy
noun[ C ]
us/ˈhwɪp·ɪŋ ˌbɔɪ, ˈwɪp-/
someone who is blamed or punished for the faults and mistakes of others