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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Something that serves as strong evidence or irrefutable proof, especially of legal liability or criminal guilt.
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- noun idiomatic
Evidence , particularly of acrime , that is difficult or impossible todispute .
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- noun indisputable evidence (especially of a crime)
Etymologies
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smoking + gun
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