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noun

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.

evidence for the state, especially in criminal trials.

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Origin of state's evidence

First recorded in 1790–1800

Words nearby state's evidence

state's attorney, Statesboro, state school, state services, State Services Commission, state's evidence, States-General, stateside, statesider, statesman, statesmanship

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How to use state's evidence in a sentence

Dental leaders barnstormed the state, and cities began to fluoridate.
Anti-Fluoriders Are The OG Anti-Vaxxers|Michael Schulson|July 27, 2016|DAILY BEAST
But on Thursday Boxer triggered a Golden State political earthquake, announcing that she would not seek a fifth term in 2016.
The Golden State Preps for the ‘Red Wedding’ of Senate Races|David Freedlander|January 9, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Meanwhile, in Florida, Bush was flooded with questions about whether gay marriage could possibly come to the Sunshine State.
Jeb Bush’s Unseen Anti-Gay Marriage Emails|Jackie Kucinich|January 9, 2015|DAILY BEAST
This week, Florida became the 36th state to allow same-sex marriage.
Jeb Bush’s Unseen Anti-Gay Marriage Emails|Jackie Kucinich|January 9, 2015|DAILY BEAST

But sources said that the evidence so far is pointing away from an ISIS connection.
U.S. Spies See Al Qaeda Fingerprints on Paris Massacre|Shane Harris, Nancy A. Youssef|January 8, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Many British Ferns evidence a marked tendency to “sport,” and this is a fact which the beginner should always bear in mind.
How to Know the Ferns|S. Leonard Bastin
If we can free this State of Yankees, we will accomplish more than your armies down south have.
The Courier of the Ozarks|Byron A. Dunn
Walls End Castle, when the party broke up, returned to its normal state.
The Pit Town Coronet, Volume I (of 3)|Charles James Wills
The next morning he came rushing into the office, in a violent state of excitement.
The Book of Anecdotes and Budget of Fun;|Various
He could not tell what I meant by secrets of state, where an enemy or some rival nation were not in the case.
Gulliver's Travels|Jonathan Swift

British Dictionary definitions for state's evidence

state's evidence

noun (in the US)

the evidence for the prosecution given on behalf of a state in a criminal prosecution

evidence given for the state by an accomplice against his former associates in crime (esp in the phrase turn state's evidence)Brit equivalent: king's evidence, queen's evidence

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state's evidence

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