self-incrimination

noun

Definition of self-incriminationnext
as in declaration

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Recent Examples of self-incrimination Guevara, 82, who retired in 2005 and is still pulling a $91,000 annual city pension, has repeatedly invoked his Fifth Amendment rights against self-incrimination when called to testify in court. — Jason Meisner, Chicago Tribune, 7 May 2026 Cherfilus-McCormick declined to testify during a previous Ethics Committee hearing, citing her Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination. — Kevin Freking, Sun Sentinel, 21 Apr. 2026 During her deposition before the committee in February, Maxwell refused to testify, invoking her Fifth Amendment rights against self-incrimination. — Ava Berger, NPR, 8 Apr. 2026 The congresswoman declined to testify during Thursday’s ethics hearing, citing her 5th Amendment right against self-incrimination. — Stephen Groves, Los Angeles Times, 27 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for self-incrimination
Recent Examples of Synonyms for self-incrimination
  1. declaration
  2. confession
  3. self-accusation
  4. affirmation
  5. assertion
  6. insistence
  7. confirmation
  8. self-reproach
Noun
  • In Rome, Maria Ressa, a 2021 Nobel Peace Prize laureate and a co-rapporteur for the declaration, said that the world has already experienced its Trinity Test moment with AI.
    — Kevin Holden Platt, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026
  • These mutual declarations of victory ultimately could not save the memorandum.
    — Erik Lin-Greenberg, Foreign Affairs, 31 July 2026
Definition of declaration
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  • His three-day sentencing hearing featured emotional victim impact statements, tapes of his confessions to police and insights into his twisted desire for infamy and obsession with school shooters.
    — Eric Levenson, CNN Money, 30 July 2026
  • Ward notes that Jen’s online confessions haven’t exclusively supported a potential alienation of affection case.
    — Zoey Lyttle, PEOPLE, 30 July 2026
Definition of confession
Noun
  • This element of self-accusation is what makes an apocalypse story distinctively modern.
    — Adam Kirsch, The Atlantic, 31 Dec. 2024
Definition of self-accusation
Noun
  • Cultural affirmation and high expectations aren't opposing ideas.
    — Tee Wilson, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
  • Mornings at the camp are dedicated to light exercise, camp songs, positive affirmations and a gentle initiation into meditation.
    — Savita Patel, Mercury News, 26 July 2026
Definition of affirmation
Noun
  • Trump’s assertion Thursday that Palestinian Hamas militants and other armed groups had agreed to disarm had raised hopes of a turning point in the conflict.
    — Reuters, NBC news, 2 Aug. 2026
  • Greg Powers Photography Claiming to have the largest whiskey selection in America was always a dubious assertion.
    — Don Tse, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of assertion
Noun
  • As this report explained, this is largely thanks to its uncompromising quality standards and its insistence that each of its attractions outdoes its predecessors.
    — Caroline Reid, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
  • Dunphy said a definite ask by the city will be an insistence on a labor-harmony agreement that ensures union jobs.
    — Jason Quick, New York Times, 31 July 2026
Definition of insistence
Noun
  • State law prohibits the disclosure or confirmation of such information.
    — Matthew Rodriguez, CBS News, 31 July 2026
  • There has, of course, been no confirmation one way or another, but the internet doesn’t require confirmation.
    — Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 31 July 2026
Definition of confirmation
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  • On the one hand, self-reproach is a convenient stance for showrunner Ryan Condal to take.
    — Ben Travers, IndieWire, 15 June 2026
  • Laughing, by contrast, conveyed that the person understood the mistake was trivial and didn’t require dramatic self-reproach.
    — Angela Haupt, Time, 27 Feb. 2026
Definition of self-reproach

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