“state's”

The following 3 entries include the term state's.

state's attorney

noun

: a legal officer (such as a district attorney) appointed or elected to represent a state in court proceedings within a district

state's evidence

noun, often capitalized S

: a participant in a crime or an accomplice who gives evidence for the prosecution especially in return for a reduced sentence

turn state's evidence

idiom

: to agree to give the court information (such as the names of other criminals) when charged with a crime in order to reduce one's own punishment

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