What is one who, when indicted for crime, confessed it, and accused others, his accomplices, in order to obtain pardon; a state's evidence called?
probator — (O. Eng. Law) One who, when indicted for crime, confessed it, and accused others, his accomplices, in order to obtain pardon; a state's evidence. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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