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Definition of "self-incrimination" []

  • Incrimination of oneself, especially by one's own testimony in a criminal prosecution. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "self-incrimination" in a sentence
  • "For DAG to acknowledge any part of the HRW evidence is tantamount to self-incrimination."
  • "Many of those detectives still serve in the police department -- and face no adverse consequences when they periodically invoke their Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination rather than answer questions about their past interrogation practices."
  • "Lawyers for the two men sent letters to the committee Tuesday saying they would invoke their rights against self-incrimination in choosing not to answer the committee's questions."