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State's evidence

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state's evidence

 
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–noun
1. evidence given by an accomplice in a crime who becomes a voluntary witness against the other defendants: The defendants' case was lost when one of them turned state's evidence.
2. evidence for the state, esp. in criminal trials.
Origin:
1790–1800
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state's evidence   (stāts)
n.  

  1. Evidence for the prosecution in U.S. state or federal trials.

  2. One that gives evidence for the state in criminal proceedings.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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Main Entry: state's evidence
Function: noun
: a participant or accomplice in a crime who gives evidence to the prosecution esp. in return for a reduced sentence —used chiefly in the phrase turn state's evidence
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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