fruit of the poisonous tree

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Noun fruit of the poisonous tree has 1 sense

fruit of the poisonous tree - a rule that once primary evidence is determined to have been illegally obtained any secondary evidence following from it may also not be used
--₁ is a kind of rule of evidence

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Fruit of the Poisonous Tree

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The term "fruit of the poisonous tree" is a legal doctrine that refers to evidence obtained illegally or unconstitutionally. It signifies that any evidence or information derived from an illegal source is also tainted and cannot be used in court.

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Noun:

The defense attorney successfully argued that the evidence presented was the fruit of the poisonous tree.
The judge ruled that the confession obtained without proper Miranda warnings was, in fact, the fruit of the poisonous tree and should not be admissible.

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