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queen
(redirected from queened)

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(The) Queen's English
"Official" British English. He can't even speak The Queen's English! Despicable!
See also: English

turn king's/queen's evidence  also turn state's evidence
if someone who has been accused of a crime turns king's evidence, they give information in a court of law about other people involved in the crime in order to have their own punishment reduced She was given a lenient sentence in exchange for turning king's evidence.
See also: evidence, turn


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