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queen's evidence

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queen's evidence
n
(Law) 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 equivalent state's evidence
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He was the first informer to get a written deal from the Director of Public Prosecutions, and remains the only informer to serve no time in return for turning Queen's evidence.
HORSE PLAY; Just for the fun of it by The Racing Post (London, England)
The girl, who cannot be named for legal reasons, turned Queen's evidence and was never charged with any offence.
DAUGHTER'S FURY AT 'JUSTICE' by The Mirror (London, England)
At the High Court in Edinburgh on Friday, former Russian army soldier Plytnykas, 41, was found guilty of Jolanta's murder after Skirda turned Queen's evidence against him.
JOLANTA MONSTER'S MURDER MAG STASH; Killer's prison cell shrine by Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland)
 
 
 
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