单词 | state's evidence |
释义 | state's evidenceSEE SYNONYMS FOR state's evidence ON THESAURUS.COM nounevidence 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. Origin of state's evidenceFirst recorded in 1790–1800 Words nearby state's evidencestate's attorney, Statesboro, state school, state services, State Services Commission, state's evidence, States-General, stateside, statesider, statesman, statesmanship Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for state's evidencestate's evidence noun (in the US)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 equivalent: king's evidence, queen's evidence Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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