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state's evidence (st

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1. Evidence for the prosecution in U.S. state or federal trials.

2. One that gives evidence for the state in criminal proceedings.

state's evidence

n (in the US)

1. (Law) the evidence for the prosecution given on behalf of a state in a criminal prosecution

2. (Law) 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 (or king's) evidence

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Noun

state's evidence - evidence for the prosecution in criminal proceedings

evidence - (law) all the means by which any alleged matter of fact whose truth is investigated at judicial trial is established or disproved

law, jurisprudence - the collection of rules imposed by authority; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order"

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