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state's evidence
n.
Idiom: Testimony by a person involved in a crime who implicates another party in exchange for a lighter sentence or immunity from prosecution.
turn state's evidence
To give such testimony in court.
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state's evidence
(in the US) n
1. (Law) the evidence for the prosecution given on behalf of a state in a criminal prosecution
2. (Law) evidence given for the state by an accomplice against his former associates in crime (esp in the phrase turn state's evidence). Brit equivalent: king's evidence or queen's evidence
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state's′ ev′idence
n.
evidence for the prosecution given by an accomplice in a crime.
Idioms: turn state's evidence, to give evidence against one's accomplice or accomplices in a crime, usu. in exchange for a reduced sentence.
[1790–1800]
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state's evidence
Evidence given for the prosecution in a state or federal trial, or a person who gives evidence for the state.
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Noun | 1. | state's evidence - evidence for the prosecution in criminal proceedings evidence - (law) all the means by which any alleged matter of fact whose truth is investigated at judicial trial is established or disproved law, jurisprudence - the collection of rules imposed by authority; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order" |
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