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51King's or Queen's evidence — King s (Queen s) evidence When several persons are charged with a crime, and one of them gives evidence against his accomplices, on the promise of being granted a pardon, he is said to be admitted king s or (in America) state s evidence. Called… …
52Queen's evidence — /kwinz ˈɛvədəns/ (say kweenz evuhduhns) noun 1. evidence given by an accomplice in a crime on behalf of the Crown against the other defendants. –phrase 2. turn Queen s evidence, to give such evidence. Also, (when the reigning monarch is a man),… …
53Indirect evidence — Indirect In di*rect , a. [Pref. in not + direct: cf. F. indirect.] [1913 Webster] 1. Not direct; not straight or rectilinear; deviating from a direct line or course; circuitous; as, an indirect road. [1913 Webster] 2. Not tending to an aim,… …
54Privilege (evidence) — Under common law, privilege is a term describing a number of rules excluding evidence that would be adverse to a fundamental principle or relationship if it were disclosed. [Butterworths Concise Australian Legal Dictionary] The most common form… …
55king's evidence — Brit. Law. evidence for the crown given by an accused person against his or her alleged accomplices. Also called, when a queen is sovereign, queen s evidence. Cf. state s evidence. * * * …
56Queen's evidence — British betraying a fellow malefactor Or King s evidence, depending on the occupant of the throne. The derivation is from the convention that the crown prosecutes in British criminal cases: But a suspect may, if he refuses to co… …
57Archbold Criminal Pleading, Evidence and Practice — (usually referred to as simply Archbold ) is the leading practitioners text for criminal lawyers in England Wales and several other common law jurisdictions around the world.It has been in publication since 1822, when it was first written by John …
58the Crown Prosecution Service — UK / US noun legal the official organization in England and Wales that decides whether the police have found enough evidence to have a court case against someone …
59David Bain — For the Australian rules footballer, see David Bain (Australian rules footballer). For the Scottish rugby union player, see David McLaren Bain. David Cullen Bain Born 27 March 1972 (1972 03 27) (age 39) Dunedin, New Zealand Nationality …
60Air India Flight 182 — Boeing 747 237B Emperor Kanishka landing at London Heathrow Airport on 10 June 1985, a few days before the explosion Occurrence summary …
