queen's evidence

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Definition of queen's evidence in English English dictionary

(British law) evidence given in a trial by the perpetrator of a crime

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

Hyphenation

queen's e·vi·dence

Turkish pronunciation

kwinz evıdıns

Pronunciation

/ˈkwēnz ˈevədəns/ /ˈkwiːnz ˈɛvədəns/