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fruit of the poisonous tree en · NOUN
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(US, countable, idiomatic, uncountable) Evidence that has been obtained as the result of an illegal act on the part of law enforcement personnel (such as an unlawful warrantless search, or continued questioning of a witness who has invoked the right of counsel), and which is therefore excluded from being admitted as evidence in a trial.
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exclusionary rule