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单词 state's evidence
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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
state's′ ev′idence, 
    1. Lawevidence 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.
    2. Lawevidence for the state, esp. in criminal trials.
    • 1790–1800

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
state's evidence n (in the US)
  1. the evidence for the prosecution given on behalf of a state in a criminal prosecution
  2. evidence given for the state by an accomplice against his former associates in crime (esp in the phrase turn state's evidence)
    Brit equivalent: queen's evidence
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