英语词汇“to turn king's evidence”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

b. A member of a criminal partnership who offers himself or herself as a witness for the prosecution against the other persons implicated. Frequently in to turn King's (also Queen's, State's) evidence; also to turn evidence. Also in extended use.

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society > law > administration of justice > court proceedings or procedure > evidence > give evidence [verb (intransitive)] > act as witness > turn state's evidence

to turn evidencea1689

nose1811

to turn King's (also Queen's, State's) evidence1865

a1689 A. Behn Widdow Ranter (1690) i. i. 6 They say too..that you Boozer was a Common Pick-pocket, and being often flogg'd at the Carts-tale, afterwards turn'd Evidence.

1723 D. Defoe Hist. Col. Jack (ed. 2) 93 One of the Gang, who to save his own Life, has turn'd Evidence.

1787 W. Huntington Justif. Sinner 133 Why sure the cursed wretch did not drag the poor soul into rebellion, and then turn the king's evidence, did he?

1865 H. Kingsley Hillyars & Burtons iv I hate a convict who turns Queen's evidence.

1886 Science (N.Y.) 8 603 Mr. Bartlett Channing Paine comes into court, and, as state's evidence, gives the following testimony.

1889 Daily News 25 Dec. 5/2 The Bishop might have been better employed than in turning King's evidence against the Sermon on the Mount.

1930 N.Y. Times 8 June 21/3 Rumors were current at the Federal Building yesterday that more of his co-defendants might desert him to turn State's evidence.

2002 Times 22 Aug. 25 (caption) Stewart has grown increasingly paranoid..since the investigations began, and now even former friends are turning evidence against her.

单词	to turn king's evidence
释义	> as lemmas to turn King's (also Queen's, State's) evidence b. A member of a criminal partnership who offers himself or herself as a witness for the prosecution against the other persons implicated. Frequently in to turn King's (also Queen's, State's) evidence; also to turn evidence. Also in extended use. ΘΚΠ society > law > administration of justice > court proceedings or procedure > evidence > give evidence [verb (intransitive)] > act as witness > turn state's evidence to turn evidencea1689 nose1811 to turn King's (also Queen's, State's) evidence1865 a1689 A. Behn Widdow Ranter (1690) i. i. 6 They say too..that you Boozer was a Common Pick-pocket, and being often flogg'd at the Carts-tale, afterwards turn'd Evidence. 1723 D. Defoe Hist. Col. Jack (ed. 2) 93 One of the Gang, who to save his own Life, has turn'd Evidence. 1787 W. Huntington Justif. Sinner 133 Why sure the cursed wretch did not drag the poor soul into rebellion, and then turn the king's evidence, did he? 1865 H. Kingsley Hillyars & Burtons iv I hate a convict who turns Queen's evidence. 1886 Science (N.Y.) 8 603 Mr. Bartlett Channing Paine comes into court, and, as state's evidence, gives the following testimony. 1889 Daily News 25 Dec. 5/2 The Bishop might have been better employed than in turning King's evidence against the Sermon on the Mount. 1930 N.Y. Times 8 June 21/3 Rumors were current at the Federal Building yesterday that more of his co-defendants might desert him to turn State's evidence. 2002 Times 22 Aug. 25 (caption) Stewart has grown increasingly paranoid..since the investigations began, and now even former friends are turning evidence against her. extracted from evidencen. < as lemmas
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