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KING'S EVIDENCE

\kˈɪŋz ˈɛvɪdəns], \kˈɪŋz ˈɛvɪdəns], \k_ˈɪ_ŋ_z ˈɛ_v_ɪ_d_ə_n_s]\

Definitions of KING'S EVIDENCE

1895 - Glossary of terms and phrases

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One who, having been an accomplice in some crime, confesses, offering all the evidence he has to give; generally pardoned, but not absolutely entitled to pardon; admissible by the judge as a witness in the trial of fellow-criminals.

1895 - Glossary of terms and phrases
By Henry Percy Smith

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