king's evidence

American  

noun

British Law.

1. evidence for the crown, given by an accused person against their alleged accomplices.

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king's evidence British  

noun

1. (when the sovereign is male) another name for queen's evidence

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Example Sentences

Jones, the attorney general, took it ill of me that I should disparage the king’s evidence.

From The Knickerbocker, or New-York Monthly Magazine, May 1844 Volume 23, Number 5 by Clark, Lewis Gaylord

Very likely," replied the man, sarcastically; "the fact is, there is no occasion for king's evidence in this case, or you might get off by crossing the water; so you must trust to your luck.

From Japhet, in Search of a Father by Marryat, Frederick

Would we pay him handsomely for turning king's evidence on himself and confessing the whole was a conspiracy, and would we save him from the legal penalty of the confessed crime?

From Our Home in the Silver West A Story of Struggle and Adventure by Stables, Gordon

"Watusk means to turn king's evidence," said Ambrose.

From The Fur Bringers A Story of the Canadian Northwest by Footner, Hulbert

I have told the Captain, however, that he must manage it somehow, or I 'll turn king's evidence and betray him; so that the case is not yet hopeless.

From The Dodd Family Abroad, Vol. I by Lever, Charles James