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state's evidence

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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun Testimony by a person involved in a crime who implicates another party in exchange for a lighter sentence or immunity from prosecution.
  • idiom (turn state's evidence) To give such testimony in court.

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  • noun evidence for the prosecution in criminal proceedings

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