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Queen's evidence
ˌQueen's ˈevidence /ˌkwiːnzˈev.ɪ.dəns/ noun [U] LEGAL
1 F0 evidence from someone who has been accused of committing a crime, given against the people who were accused with them, in order to have their own punishment reduced → SEE ALSO KING'S EVIDENCE(Cf. ↑King's evidence), STATE'S EVIDENCE(Cf. ↑state's evidence)Thesaurus+: ↑Revealing secrets and becoming knownturn Queen's evidence2 F0 to give evidence against someone else in this way Thesaurus+: ↑Revealing secrets and becoming known |