STATE'S EVIDENCE


Meaning of STATE'S EVIDENCE in English

1. evidence given by an accomplice in a crime who becomes a voluntary witness against the other defendants: The defendants' case was lost when one of them turned state's evidence.

2. evidence for the state, esp. in criminal trials.

[ 1790-1800 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .