Fruit of the Poisonous Tree
nounverified·updated May 18, 2026
a rule that once primary evidence is determined to have been illegally obtained any secondary evidence following from it may also not be used
MWE
Classifications
Entity Type
Unknown—glossary_import_default_pending_classifier
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Sensitivity
unclassified
Information Class
unclassified
Variants
- plural
- Fruit of the Poisonous Trees
- possessive
- Fruit of the Poisonous Tree's
- pluralpossessive
- Fruit of the Poisonous Trees'