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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 governor issued a disaster declaration for 134 counties, including Tarrant, and warned that the weather conditions will increase in severity as the weekend nears and progresses.—
Eleanor Dearman
Updated January 22,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
23 Jan. 2026
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The mayor said that signing a state of emergency declaration for Jefferson County allows for the procurement of resources to address community needs.—
Phil Helsel,
NBC news,
23 Jan. 2026
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Patrick Bateman famously confesses near the end of the novel, only to realize that confession itself changes nothing.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
23 Jan. 2026
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Dallas County District Attorney John Creuzot on Wednesday asked commissioners to sign a resolution acknowledging Walker's innocence after finding he was coerced into a confession and convicted by an all-White jury.—
Alexandra Koch,
FOXNews.com,
23 Jan. 2026
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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Famed civil rights attorney Ben Crump said that sense of affirmation is essential.—
Tania Francois,
CBS News,
19 Jan. 2026
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But compassion is not the same as affirmation.—
Nicole Kraft,
Forbes.com,
18 Jan. 2026
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During Thursday’s hearing, the appeals court also questioned Ensign on the DOJ’s assertion that courts should give significant deference to the president’s findings that the conditions required to invoke the enemies act have been met.—
Jack Birle,
The Washington Examiner,
22 Jan. 2026
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But what unfolded over the course of his lengthy speech was less a celebration of economic revival than a sweeping assertion of American dominance—and of his own role as its chief architect—over allies, adversaries and institutions alike.—
Nik Popli,
Time,
21 Jan. 2026
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Keane loved Polinsky’s insistence on inclusiveness, respect for the governor down to the most obscure staffer, and zero tolerance for those disrespectful to rank-and-file workers.—
Keith M. Phaneuf,
Hartford Courant,
26 Jan. 2026
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Among the most important topics was Trump’s insistence on taking ownership of the Arctic territory of Greenland, as well as the impact of artificial intelligence on the labor market.—
Sawdah Bhaimiya,
CNBC,
25 Jan. 2026
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This data is now under review; all 4,000+ agents will be published upon confirmation.—
J.D. Miles,
CBS News,
23 Jan. 2026
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Abid Jamal Sheikh, a senior rescue official, also said the body parts could belong to more than a dozen people, but stressed that official confirmation was pending.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
22 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 30 Jan. 2026.
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