Usually means: Testify against accomplices in court.
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  3. turn king's evidence: TheFreeDictionary.com
  4. turn king's evidence: Wiktionary

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Definitions from Wiktionary (Turn king's evidence)

verb:  (British, law) Alternative form of turn queen's evidence (used when the monarch is male) [(British, law) 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.]


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