FRUIT OF THE POISONOUS TREE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does fruit of the poisonous tree mean? 

• FRUIT OF THE POISONOUS TREE (noun)
  The noun FRUIT OF THE POISONOUS TREE has 1 sense:

1. a rule that once primary evidence is determined to have been illegally obtained any secondary evidence following from it may also not be used

  Familiarity information: FRUIT OF THE POISONOUS TREE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• FRUIT OF THE POISONOUS TREE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A rule that once primary evidence is determined to have been illegally obtained any secondary evidence following from it may also not be used

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("fruit of the poisonous tree" is a kind of...):

rule of evidence ((law) a rule of law whereby any alleged matter of fact that is submitted for investigation at a judicial trial is established or disproved)