| 词汇 | turn queen's evidence |
| 释义 | Idiom turn queen's evidenceturn king's/queen's evidence if someone who has been accused of a crime turns king's evidence, they give information in a court of law about other people involved in the crime in order to have their own punishment reduced.She was given a lenient sentence in exchange for turning king's evidence. turn king's/queen's evidenceTo provide evidence in court implicating other parties involved in the crime for which one has been charged, in order to receive a reduced sentence or to avoid prosecution altogether. Primarily heard in UK. We're leaning on him pretty hard, so we think he'll turn king's evidence and finger his accomplices. turn King’s/Queen’s ˈevidence(British English) (American English turn State’s ˈevidence) give information against other criminals in order to get a less severe punishment: One of the gang turned State’s evidence and identified at least three others involved in the fraud. |
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