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turn state's evidence
verb as in betray
Example Sentences
Dozens of lower-level Mafia bosses and foot soldiers did turn state’s evidence following a crackdown on the Sicilian syndicate sparked by the assassinations of Falcone and Borsellino, bombings that also killed Falcone’s wife and several police bodyguards.
Each Defendant falsely charged numerous Trump associates to pressure these prosecutorial victims to turn “state’s evidence.”
He said the strategy usually involves going after staffers, with prosecutors pressing them to take a deal and turn state’s evidence to try to bolster the case against the chief target.
Before he left office, the previous DA indicted Trump's COO, Allen Weisselberg, and it had been anticipated that he would turn state's evidence and testify against his boss.
Prosecutors have reportedly been focused on trying to get Trump Org Chief Financial Officer Alan Weisselberg to "flip" and turn state's evidence.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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