- smoking gun
- noun Date: 1974 something that serves as conclusive evidence or proof (as of a crime or scientific theory)
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
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smoking gun — smoking guns N COUNT: usu sing A smoking gun is a piece of evidence that proves that something is true or that someone is responsible for a crime. [mainly AM or, JOURNALISM] The search for other kinds of evidence tying him to trafficking has not… … English dictionary
smoking gun — A smoking gun is definitive proof of someone s guilt … The small dictionary of idiomes
smoking gun — Slang for evidence that decisively proves a cause. Category: Criminal Law Category: Small Claims Court & Lawsuits Nolo’s Plain English Law Dictionary. Gerald N. Hill, Kathleen Thompson Hill. 2009 … Law dictionary
smoking gun — n something that shows who is responsible for something bad or how something really happened … Dictionary of contemporary English
smoking gun — noun count INFORMAL clear proof that someone has done something wrong or illegal … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
smoking gun — ► NOUN ▪ a piece of undeniable incriminating evidence … English terms dictionary
smoking gun — ☆ smoking gun n. Informal any conclusive evidence that proves guilt or fault … English World dictionary
Smoking gun — The term smoking gun was originally, and is still primarily, a reference to an object or fact that serves as conclusive evidence of a crime or similar act. In addition to this, its meaning has evolved to uses completely unrelated criminal… … Wikipedia
smoking gun — noun indisputable evidence (especially of a crime) • Hypernyms: ↑evidence * * * noun, pl ⋯ guns [singular] : a piece of evidence that clearly proves who did something or shows how something happened This document is the smoking gun that proves… … Useful english dictionary
smoking gun — A smoking gun is definitive proof of someone s guilt. (Dorking School Dictionary) *** A smoking gun is a piece of evidence or the indisputable sign of someone s guilt. The fingerprints left on the door handle was the smoking gun… … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
smoking gun — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms smoking gun : singular smoking gun plural smoking guns informal clear proof that someone has done something wrong or illegal … English dictionary
