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Noun: fruit of the poisonous tree
  1. (law) legal doctrine that evidence obtained as a result of illegal police conduct cannot be used in court
    "The subsequent confessions were thrown out as fruit of the poisonous tree"

Derived forms: fruits of the poisonous tree

Type of: rule of evidence

Encyclopedia: Fruit of the poisonous tree