Usually means: Inform against others for leniency.
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  1. turn state's evidence: Merriam-Webster
  2. turn state's evidence: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. turn state's evidence, turn state's evidence: Collins English Dictionary
  4. Turn state's evidence: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
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  1. turn states' evidence: Law.com Dictionary
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  3. Turn state's evidence, turn states' evidence: Legal dictionary

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Definitions from Wikipedia (Turn state's evidence)

noun:  A criminal turns state's evidence by admitting guilt and testifying as a witness for the state against their associate(s) or accomplice(s), often in exchange for leniency in sentencing or immunity from prosecution.


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