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state's evidence

noun

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.
evidence for the state, especially in criminal trials.

state's evidence

the evidence for the prosecution given on behalf of a state in a criminal prosecution
evidence given for the state by an accomplice against his former associates in crime (esp in the phrase turn state's evidence ) Brit equivalentking's evidencequeen's evidence

First recorded in 1790–1800

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