tainted evidence
ANY INFORMATION CREATED OR OBTAINED ILLEGALLY, MOST OFTEN BUT NOT LIMITED TO, TO SWAY A VERDICT IN COURT
Falsification of evidence; Falsification of Evidence; Forged evidence; Tainted evidence; Fabricating evidence; Planting evidence; Wrong evidence; Suppressed evidence; Falsified evidence; Falsifying evidence; Fake evidence; Planted evidence; Flawed evidence
n. in a criminal trial, information which has been obtained by illegal means or has been traced through evidence acquired by illegal search and/or seizure. This evidence is called "fruit of the poisonous tree" and is not admissible in court.
See also: fruit of the poisonous tree probable cause search and seizure search warrant