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evidentiary harpoon
noun
Legal Definition of evidentiary harpoon
: evidence consisting especially of a police officer's statement that is improper and is knowingly offered by the prosecution to prejudice the defendant in the eyes of the jury
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Origin and Etymology of evidentiary harpoon
from the comparison of such evidence to a harpoon, which can be retracted after it has injured its target
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