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.
WordNet
n. evidence for the prosecution in criminal proceedings
Wikipedia
State's Evidence is an independent film created in 2004 and released in 2006, directed by Benjamin Louis and starring Douglas Smith, Alexa Vega, Majandra Delfino, Kris Lemche, Cody McMains, and Drew Tyler Bell.
Usage examples of "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.
But after the other fellow lost his nerve and threw the jewelry away, Skeel thought he'd play safe by turning state's evidence, so he phoned you.
The Pittsburgh police have a cult member who has turned state's evidence.
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.