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☆ state's evidence

Law evidence given by or for the prosecution in a criminal case, usually evidence given by a criminal against his or her associates
state's evidence Idioms

turn state's evidence

to give evidence for the prosecution in a criminal case

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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