Usually means: Evidence derived from illegal sources.
Definitions Related words Mentions
We found 13 dictionaries that define the word fruit of the poisonous tree:

General (8 matching dictionaries)
  1. fruit of the poisonous tree: Vocabulary.com
  2. fruit of the poisonous tree: Wiktionary
  3. fruit of the poisonous tree: Dictionary.com
  4. Fruit of the poisonous tree: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  5. fruit of the poisonous tree: Rhymezone
  6. fruit of the poisonous tree: FreeDictionary.org
  7. fruit of the poisonous tree: Mnemonic Dictionary
  8. fruit of the poisonous tree: TheFreeDictionary.com

Business (5 matching dictionaries)
  1. fruit of the poisonous tree: Merriam-Webster Legal Dictionary
  2. fruit of the poisonous tree: Law.com Dictionary
  3. Everybody's Legal Dictionary (No longer online)
  4. Glossary of Legal Terms (No longer online)
  5. Fruit of the Poisonous Tree: Legal dictionary

Definitions from Wiktionary (fruit of the poisonous tree)

noun:  (US, law, idiomatic) Evidence that has been obtained as the result of an illegal act on the part of law enforcement personnel (such as an unlawful warrantless search, or continued questioning of a witness who has invoked the right of counsel), and which is therefore excluded from being admitted as evidence in a trial.

Similar:

Words similar to fruit of the poisonous tree

Usage examples for fruit of the poisonous tree

Idioms related to fruit of the poisonous tree

Wikipedia articles (New!)

Words that often appear near fruit of the poisonous tree

Rhymes of fruit of the poisonous tree

Invented words related to fruit of the poisonous tree

Similar:



Writing poetry or lyrics? You can find related words that match a given meter.
This feature is permanently available from the "Related words" tab and from the Thesaurus.





Home   Reverse Dictionary / Thesaurus   Datamuse   Word games   Spruce   Feedback   Dark mode   Random word   Help


Color thesaurus

Use OneLook to find colors for words and words for colors

See an example

Literary notes

Use OneLook to learn how words are used by great writers

See an example

Word games

Try our innovative vocabulary games

Play Now

Read the latest OneLook newsletter issue: Threepeat Redux