turn queen's evidence (English, verb)
expansion: turn queen's evidence (third-person singular simple present turns queen's evidence, present participle turning queen's evidence, simple past and past participle turned queen's evidence)
Senses:
topics: law
glosses: 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.
tags: British
Forms:
form: turns queen's evidence
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: turning queen's evidence
tags: participle
present
form: turned queen's evidence
tags: participle
past
form: turned queen's evidence
tags: past