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king's evidence
noun British Law.
evidence for the crown given by an accused person against his or her alleged accomplices.
Also called, when a queen is sovereign, queen's evidence.
Compare state's evidence.
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queen's evidence
noun
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| king's evidence | |
| —n | |
| (when the sovereign is male) another name for queen's evidence | |
| queen's evidence | |
| —n | |
| English law Also called (when the sovereign is male): king's evidence, US equivalent: state's evidence (when the sovereign is female) evidence given for the Crown against his or her former associates in crime by an accomplice (esp in the phrase turn queen's evidence) | |
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