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turn queen's evidence en · VERB

Meanings

  1. (UK) 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.

Forms

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turning queen's evidence Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
turned queen's evidence Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
turned queen's evidence Tense=Past lexicographic
turns queen's evidence Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic

Coordinates

turn king's evidence

Relateds

turn state's evidence