dead to rights

US idiomatic not-comparable

(US, idiomatic) With sufficient evidence to establish responsibility definitively.

Japanese Meaning

決定的な証拠によって、犯罪などの責任が明確に確定できる状態 / 十分な証拠により、疑いなく罪が証明された状態 / 捜査や逮捕において、完全に捕まるに至る状況

The detective had the suspect dead to rights after the security footage caught him taking the laptop.

防犯カメラの映像が彼がノートパソコンを持ち去るところを捉えていたため、刑事はその容疑者が間違いなく有罪だと突き止めた。

Sense（1）

(US, idiomatic) With sufficient evidence to establish responsibility definitively.

Because of the video replay, the ref had him dead to rights on the penalty.