überführen

Etymology 1
From. Cognate with 🇨🇬. Compare also 🇨🇬.

Verb

 * 1)  to transfer, transport, translate, move
 * 2)  to convert, change (from one state into another)
 * 3)  to prove (someone) to have committed
 * 1)  to prove (someone) to have committed
 * 1)  to prove (someone) to have committed

Usage notes

 * does not necessarily mean a conviction in court. For example, the above statement could be made by law enforcement or prosecutors as soon as they consider themselves in the possession of damning evidence.