self-incrimination

noun

Definition of self-incriminationnext
as in declaration

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Recent Examples of self-incrimination The decision comes after Fauci invoked his Fifth Amendment right to avoid self-incrimination during a hearing on the government's response to the COVID-19 pandemic. — Brittney Melton, NPR, 7 Aug. 2026 Fauci did not answer questions, instead invoking his right against self-incrimination. — Emily R. Condon, USA Today, 2 Aug. 2026 In other words, the amendment establishes the constitutional right to avoid self-incrimination. — Chantelle Lee, Time, 30 July 2026 During a recent Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee hearing, Fauci invoked his Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination 15 times when questioned by Committee Chairman Rand Paul about his handling of the pandemic. — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 29 July 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
  • Lake County is one of 22 counties in Indiana to issue an emergency declaration, which will help bring in additional state resources.
    — Laura Bannon, CBS News, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Officials said the county has exceeded the roughly $822,000 damage threshold needed for a county disaster declaration.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of declaration
Noun
  • Audio from a conversation between Davis and investigators — which prosecutors say amounts to a full confession from the former Compton Crips capo — was played for the jury on Thursday.
    — Kevin Dolak, HollywoodReporter, 21 Aug. 2026
  • This confession highlights the intense rivalry, with Barcelona recently dominating domestic trophies.
    — Tom Sanderson, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 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
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  • Threets became known online for spreading positivity and his affirmations.
    — Alexandra Del Rosario, Los Angeles Times, 19 Aug. 2026
  • Chiappini also read aloud notes found on the phone referencing Clancy’s struggles and seeming personal affirmations.
    — Liam Quinn, PEOPLE, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of affirmation
Noun
  • The Clippers’ assertion came after ESPN reported two key points regarding the NBA’s ongoing investigation into how Kawhi Leonard was compensated during his tenure with the team.
    — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 20 Aug. 2026
  • Culture Minister Isaac Tchiakpé rejected RSF’s assertion that the filmmakers had received authorization from his ministry to carry out the documentary shoot.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of assertion
Noun
  • Shinkafi believes a combination of tax holidays, full repatriation of earnings and a non-insistence on part ownership in mining projects makes Nigeria’s mining laws friendly to investors.
    — Alexander Onukwue, semafor.com, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Duke visited the hospital for testing at his friend’s insistence.
    — Raven Brunner, PEOPLE, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of insistence
Noun
  • Communities that did receive confirmation for salt from CMS include Barrington, which also received bids through Lake County.
    — Steve Zalusky, Chicago Tribune, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Much of finance still depends on institutions keeping separate records and then checking those against one another, yet every confirmation, reconciliation and manual update creates another seam.
    — Federico Sendra, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of confirmation
Noun
  • 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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