planting evidence
Fabricating crime-scene proof
Planting evidence is placing false or misleading material at a crime scene or among someone's possessions to frame them or strengthen a case against them.
The phrase implies deliberate fabrication by those with access—typically law enforcement: The officer was convicted of planting evidence on suspects.
It can extend to any situation where someone manufactures proof of wrongdoing: She accused her ex of planting evidence to win custody.
- framingStructural or contextual shaping
- frame jobFalsely incriminating someone
- setupHow something is arranged
- fabricationDeliberately untrue statement
- tamperingImproper interference with something
corruption · coverup · conspiracy · gun · drugs · fingerprints · crime scene · falsified · chain of custody · crooked · dirty cop · detective · police misconduct · internal affairs · cop · dirty · incriminating · forensics
- dirty trickscheating, lying, deceit, trickery, deception
- police misconductpolice brutality, excessive force, brutality, misconduct, abuse of power
- deceptionlie, lies, lying, fake, fraud
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