The principle based on federal Constitutional Law that evidence illegally seized by law enforcement officers in violation of a suspect's right to be free from unreasonable searches and seizures cannot be used against the suspect in a criminal prosecution.
frond. 1. A leaf of a fern, usually consisting of multiple leaflets. 2. A large, fan-like leaf of a palm tree. 3. A large, leaf-like structure on a seaweed.
A flaky, multilayered puff pastry shaped like a palm leaf that is sprinkled with sugar and baked until the sugar is caramelized. Also called elephant ear. [French, palm tree, palmier, from palme, palm leaf, from Old French, from Latin palma, palm tree, palm of the hand; see pelÉ-2 in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.]