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SMOKING GUN

The term "'smoking gun'" is a reference to an object or fact that serves as conclusive evidence of a crime or similar act. Its name comes from the idea of finding a smoking (i.e. very recently fired) gun on the person of a suspect wanted for shooting someone, which in that situation would be nearly unshakable proof of having committed the crime.

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The Smoking Gun (Web site)

Burden of proof

Watergate scandal

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