noun
frame-up; setup
Used for a scheme where someone is falsely made to appear guilty of a crime. Common in crime and legal contexts.
彼はフレームアップで逮捕されたと主張した。
He claimed he was arrested in a frame-up.
冤罪 is a native Japanese term for a false charge or wrongful conviction, while フレームアップ specifically implies a deliberate setup by someone else.
Borrowed from English 'frame-up', meaning a conspiracy to incriminate someone falsely.