"fruit of the poisonous tree" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: en-au-fruit of the poisonous tree.ogg [Australia] Forms: fruits of the poisonous tree [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|fruits of the poisonous tree}} fruit of the poisonous tree (plural fruits of the poisonous tree)
  1. (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. Tags: US, idiomatic Categories (topical): Law Related terms: exclusionary rule
    Sense id: en-fruit_of_the_poisonous_tree-en-noun-t0oUYgN7 Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header Topics: law

Inflected forms

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