- turn Queen's/state's evidence
- ► turn King's (or Queen's or US state's) evidence Law (of a criminal) give information in court against one's partners in order to receive a less severe punishment.Main Entry: ↑evidence
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turn Queen's/state's evidence
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turn State's evidence — see under ↑evident • • • Main Entry: ↑state * * * turn state’s evidence legal american phrase to give evidence in a criminal trial against someone who is also involved in a crime with you, usually in order to receive a less severe punishment… … Useful english dictionary
turn Queen's evidence — see under ↑evident • • • Main Entry: ↑queen * * * turn Queen’s evidence legal phrase if a criminal turns Queen’s evidence, they agree to give information to the police or to a court of law to help them to catch other criminals Thesaurus: giving… … Useful english dictionary
State's evidence — Evidence Ev i*dence, n. [F. [ e]vidence, L. Evidentia. See {Evident}.] 1. That which makes evident or manifest; that which furnishes, or tends to furnish, proof; any mode of proof; the ground of belief or judgement; as, the evidence of our… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
state's evidence — Evidence Ev i*dence, n. [F. [ e]vidence, L. Evidentia. See {Evident}.] 1. That which makes evident or manifest; that which furnishes, or tends to furnish, proof; any mode of proof; the ground of belief or judgement; as, the evidence of our… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
turn King's (or Queen's or US state's) evidence Law — (of a criminal) give information in court against one s partners in order to receive a less severe punishment. → evidence … English new terms dictionary
turn Queen's evidence — ► turn King s (or Queen s or US state s) evidence Law (of a criminal) give information in court against one s partners in order to receive a less severe punishment. Main Entry: ↑evidence … English terms dictionary
turn state's evidence — ► turn King s (or Queen s or US state s) evidence Law (of a criminal) give information in court against one s partners in order to receive a less severe punishment. Main Entry: ↑evidence … English terms dictionary
state's evidence — n. to turn state s evidence (see also King s evidence, Queen s evidence) * * * [ˌsteɪts evɪd(ə)ns] to turn state s evidence (see also King s evidence, Queen s evidence) … Combinatory dictionary
state's evidence — noun evidence for the prosecution in criminal proceedings • Topics: ↑law, ↑jurisprudence • Hypernyms: ↑evidence * * * noun turn state s evidence US law ◇ If you are charged with a crime and you … Useful english dictionary
Turn state's evidence — To turn state s evidence is when an accused or convicted criminal testifies as a witness for the state against his associates or accomplices. Turning state s evidence is occasionally a result of a change of heart or feelings of guilt, but more… … Wikipedia
