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turn queen's evidence

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.74 in modern English

Syllables
turn queen's ev-i-dence
IPA
33
Scrabble Score
18
Letters
3
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

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.

British usage

Usage

Inflected Forms

turns queen's evidence (present, singular) turning queen's evidence (participle, present) turned queen's evidence (participle, past) turned queen's evidence (past)

Phrases

turn state's evidence

Frequently Paired Words

turn state's evidence turn king's evidence

Questions

What does turn queen's evidence mean?
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.

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