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queen's evidence
noun
- English law (when the sovereign is female) evidence given for the Crown against his or her former associates in crime by an accomplice (esp in the phrase turn queen's evidence ) Also called (when the sovereign is male)king's evidence US equivalentstate's evidence
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Snitchers, persons who turn Queens evidence, or who tell tales.
From Project Gutenberg
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