The Collaborative International Dictionary
Evidence \Ev"i*dence\, n. [F. ['e]vidence, L. Evidentia. See Evident.]
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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 senses; evidence of the truth or falsehood of a statement.
Faith is . . . the evidence of things not seen.
--Heb. xi. 1.O glorious trial of exceeding love Illustrious evidence, example high.
--Milton. One who bears witness. [R.] ``Infamous and perjured evidences.''
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(Law) That which is legally submitted to competent tribunal, as a means of ascertaining the truth of any alleged matter of fact under investigation before it; means of making proof; -- the latter, strictly speaking, not being synonymous with evidence, but rather the effect of it.
--Greenleaf.Circumstantial evidence, Conclusive evidence, etc. See under Circumstantial, Conclusive, etc.
Crown's evidence, King's evidence, or Queen's evidence, evidence for the crown, in English courts; equivalent to state's evidence in American courts. [Eng.]
State's evidence, evidence for the government or the people. [U. S. ]
To turn King's evidence To turn Queen's evidence, or To turn State's evidence, to confess a crime and give evidence against one's accomplices.
Syn: Testimony; proof. See Testimony.
Usage examples of "to turn state's evidence".
Mallek Khan, one of his accomplices, was arrested, tried and sentenced to fifteen years' imprisonment, but refused to turn State's evidence on Ali Bagh.
A secretary, a witness to a shooting, a thug who wanted to turn state's evidence-the mob would get them, even in jail.
On the other hand,' the district attorney said, ' you're willig to turn state's evidence, I'm prepared to arrange for you-to get off very lightly.
Better to wait until they all did something incriminating, and then squeeze one of them real hard to turn state's evidence on the rest.
At the trial the lover saw his mistress compelled to turn State's evidence against him to save herself.
I doubt any judge in the country would hold you responsible for what happened to the little girl or to the boy, either, as long as you're willing to turn state's evidence.
Or, hopefully, somebody got scared and agreed to turn state's evidence in exchange for not being charged with capital murder.
The sense of honor and tradition that made their bosses accessible to us has been seriously undermined by those willing to turn state's evidence because of revenge, frustration, or because they are soft.
He says, his main effort, while Miller was in his charge, was to get him to turn State's evidence, and upon that condition agreed to let him go.
He says, his main effort, while Miller was in his charge,was to get him to turn State's evidence, and upon that conditionagreed to let him go.