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Definitions of approver in various dictionaries:
noun - an authority with power to approve
verb - to regard favorably
APPROVER - A criminal turns state's evidence by admitting guilt and testifying as a witness for the state against his associate(s) or accomplice(s), often in ex...
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| Rubber stamp |
| One signing off |
| A very quiet dog, one showing signs of appreciation? |
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| Apr 6 2018 The Telegraph - Cryptic |
| Sep 20 2008 New York Times |
| Mar 1 2001 New York Times |
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| bDefinitionb of bAPPROVERb. old English law. : one that makes an approvement. |
| an authority with power to approve |
| One who approves or gives approval. |
| (law) In English common law, a person who accuses a confederate who commits approvement. |
| A person who endorses or gives permission for something. |
| A participant in or accomplice to a crime being tried who gives evidence for the prosecution. |
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| A criminal turns state's evidence by admitting guilt and testifying as a witness for the state against his associate(s) or accomplice(s), often in exchange for leniency in sentencing or immunity from prosecution. The testimony of a witness who testifies against co-conspirator(s) may be important evidence.In the United Kingdom and the Commonwealth realms, the term is to turn Queen's or King's evidence, depending on the sex of the reigning monarch. The term "turning approver" or "turn king's approver" was also historically used; an approver "not only admitted his own guilt to a crime but also incriminated his accomplices both past and present" in exchange for avoiding a death sentence (and obtaining a lesser penalty, such as life imprisonment or abjuration of the realm) or improving prison conditions.In American parlance, a defendant who agrees to cooperate with prosecutors and give information against co-conspirators (often those with greater culpability) is also said to flip.Witnesses |
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