English Explanatory Dictionary

turn queen's evidence

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. Of a person accused of a crime, to give evidence against one's accomplices in the hope of receiving a lighter punishment. Used when the monarch is female.

Word forms

turn queen's evidence turns queen's evidence turning queen's evidence turned queen's evidence

Related words

turn state's evidence
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