turn Queen's evidence

turn Queen's evidence
turn Queen's evidence see under ↑evident
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Main Entry:queen

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turn Queen’s evidence legal phrase
if a criminal turns Queen’s evidence, they agree to give information to the police or to a court of law to help them to catch other criminals
Thesaurus: giving information to the police or other authoritieshyponym
Main entry: Queen's evidence

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turn Queen's evidence
Brit law
◇ If you are charged with a crime and you turn Queen's evidence (or turn King's evidence), you agree to give information (such as the names of other criminals) to the court in order to reduce your own punishment.

One of the gang members turned Queen's evidence [=(US) turned state's evidence] and testified against the other members.

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Main Entry:Queen's evidence

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turn King's/Queen's ˈevidence idiom
(BrE) (US turn state's ˈevidence) to give information against other criminals in order to get a less severe punishment
Main entry:evidenceidiom

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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  • turn queen's evidence — turn king s/queen s evidence if someone who has been accused of a crime turns king s evidence, they give information in a court of law about other people involved in the crime in order to have their own punishment reduced. She was given a lenient …   New idioms dictionary

  • turn Queen's evidence — legal if a criminal turns Queen s evidence, they agree to give information to the police or to a court of law to help them to catch other criminals …   English dictionary

  • turn Queen's evidence — ► turn King s (or Queen s or US state s) evidence Law (of a criminal) give information in court against one s partners in order to receive a less severe punishment. Main Entry: ↑evidence …   English terms dictionary

  • To turn Queen's evidence — Evidence Ev i*dence, n. [F. [ e]vidence, L. Evidentia. See {Evident}.] 1. That which makes evident or manifest; that which furnishes, or tends to furnish, proof; any mode of proof; the ground of belief or judgement; as, the evidence of our… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • turn King's evidence — see under ↑evident • • • Main Entry: ↑king * * * turn king s evidence Brit law used with the same meaning as turn queen s evidence when Britain is ruled by a king see QUEEN S EVIDENCE • • • Main Entry: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • Queen's evidence — Evidence Ev i*dence, n. [F. [ e]vidence, L. Evidentia. See {Evident}.] 1. That which makes evident or manifest; that which furnishes, or tends to furnish, proof; any mode of proof; the ground of belief or judgement; as, the evidence of our… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Queen's evidence — n BrE turn Queen s evidence if a criminal turns Queen s evidence, they agree to help the police and law courts to catch other criminals by giving them information →↑king s evidence, ↑State s evidence …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • turn State's evidence — see under ↑evident • • • Main Entry: ↑state * * * turn state’s evidence legal american phrase to give evidence in a criminal trial against someone who is also involved in a crime with you, usually in order to receive a less severe punishment… …   Useful english dictionary

  • turn king's evidence — turn king s/queen s evidence if someone who has been accused of a crime turns king s evidence, they give information in a court of law about other people involved in the crime in order to have their own punishment reduced. She was given a lenient …   New idioms dictionary

  • queen's evidence — noun Usage: usually capitalized Q : king s evidence used when the British monarch is a queen * * * Queen s evidence see under evident ● turn * * * Queen’s evidence UK US noun british Phrase: turn Queen s evidence * …   Useful english dictionary

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