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View synonyms for state's evidence
state's evidence
noun
- evidence 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.
state's evidence
noun
- 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 equivalentking's evidencequeen's evidence
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Word History and Origins
Origin of state's evidence1
First recorded in 1790–1800
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