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Recent Examples of self-incrimination
Days after striking down the anti-sedition laws of 42 states in Pennsylvania v. Nelson, the Court barred investigators from intimidating witnesses relying on their Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination.
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Time, 14 Nov. 2025
People have the right against self-incrimination and cannot be imprisoned without due process of law (fair procedures and trials).
—Marina Johnson, Louisville Courier Journal, 17 Sep. 2025
The Fifth Amendment prevents self-incrimination.
—Joel Thayer, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Aug. 2025
So far, three of Biden’s aides have pleaded their Fifth Amendment rights against self-incrimination.
—Jonathan Easley, The Hill, 31 July 2025
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Time, 14 Nov. 2025
People have the right against self-incrimination and cannot be imprisoned without due process of law (fair procedures and trials).
—Marina Johnson, Louisville Courier Journal, 17 Sep. 2025
The Fifth Amendment prevents self-incrimination.
—Joel Thayer, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Aug. 2025
So far, three of Biden’s aides have pleaded their Fifth Amendment rights against self-incrimination.
—Jonathan Easley, The Hill, 31 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for self-incrimination
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The declaration enables the county to set aside $200,000 in contingency funds to help impacted residents.—
David Chiu,
PEOPLE,
7 Nov. 2025
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The lawsuit is asking for a declaration that her firing was in violation of the First Amendment, as well as substantial financial relief and a jury trial.—
Angele Latham,
Nashville Tennessean,
7 Nov. 2025
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From revelatory confessions to magnetic eye contact, Venus in Scorpio does not do casual, not even close.—
Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
6 Nov. 2025
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The major evidence for the former is a letter written by one of Marlowe’s enemies, along with a confession by the playwright Thomas Kyd that was made under torture.—
Isaac Butler,
The Atlantic,
3 Nov. 2025
Noun
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This element of self-accusation is what makes an apocalypse story distinctively modern.—
Adam Kirsch,
The Atlantic,
31 Dec. 2024
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And importantly, Timor-Leste’s ASEAN membership is an affirmation of its sovereignty, putting it in equal standing with its former occupier, Indonesia, within the regional bloc.—
Angelica Ang,
Fortune,
30 Oct. 2025
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To be human is to be needy, and to seek affirmation and solace.—
Lucinda Rosenfeld,
New Yorker,
25 Oct. 2025
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Scharf repeated his past assertions that the planning commission doesn't usually have jurisdiction over site work and demolition on any project, including those at the White House.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
9 Jan. 2026
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Also, Kaishian said, the video and report don’t back up earlier assertions by police that Emile pointed the gun at a rival, or at the cops.—
John Annese,
New York Daily News,
8 Jan. 2026
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The push-pull long has been there with Erik Spoelstra, that delicate balance between development and the unceasing insistence on the Miami Heat to live in the competitive moment.—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
8 Jan. 2026
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There’s credibility to Ellison’s insistence that a Paramount deal is less murky, though such a merger would combine two of the five largest movie studios, not to mention competition considerations involving their news divisions.—
Winston Cho,
HollywoodReporter,
8 Jan. 2026
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Multiple people close to the situation had stated or speculated that an official request had been sent, and the president himself had said that Combs had asked for clemency, but Thursday’s report was the first official confirmation of the letter’s existence.—
Jem Aswad,
Variety,
8 Jan. 2026
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There was no immediate confirmation from Washington.—
Wafaa Shurafa,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Jan. 2026
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The self-reproaches are reproaches against a loved object which have been shifted away from it on to the patient’s ego.—
Gary Greenberg,
Harpers Magazine,
18 June 2025
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That guilt can deepen the cycle, turning what started as self-care into self-reproach.—
Christine Michel Carter,
Parents,
20 May 2025
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“Self-incrimination.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/self-incrimination. Accessed 9 Jan. 2026.
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