( = frameup)

Merriam-Webster, verb:
3a: to contrive the evidence against (an innocent person) so that a verdict of guilty is assured
// He claims that he was framed for the murder.
b: to devise (something, such as a criminal charge) falsely
// frame a case against a neighbor to get rid of him

Wiktionary, noun:
frameup
a false incrimination of an innocent person; a scheme to frame an innocent person for a crime

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frameup