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Recent Examples of self-incrimination
With Guevara already pleading the Fifth to avoid self-incrimination, the plaintiffs’ attorneys could pepper him with questions in front of a jury that would hear, over and over, his refusal to answer.
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Joe Mahr, Chicago Tribune, 29 Mar. 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
That case was overturned in 2021 after the state Supreme Court vacated the sentence, finding he was denied protection against self-incrimination.
—Lindsay Good, NBC news, 23 Mar. 2026
While the target of a grand jury can endeavor to present witnesses, including themselves, that generally never happens because of the danger of self-incrimination.
—John E. Jones Iii, The Conversation, 11 Feb. 2026
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Joe Mahr, Chicago Tribune, 29 Mar. 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
That case was overturned in 2021 after the state Supreme Court vacated the sentence, finding he was denied protection against self-incrimination.
—Lindsay Good, NBC news, 23 Mar. 2026
While the target of a grand jury can endeavor to present witnesses, including themselves, that generally never happens because of the danger of self-incrimination.
—John E. Jones Iii, The Conversation, 11 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for self-incrimination
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Yet many executive assurances still rely on systems built for a different era, defined by trust through declaration rather than evidence.—
Alyn Franklin,
Forbes.com,
12 June 2026
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The lawsuit said Mayday Health is seeking a pre-enforcement declaration and injunction against potential penalties from its billboard.—
Nicole Blanchard,
Idaho Statesman,
11 June 2026
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Sakahara later told his son he’d been beaten and kicked and only buckled after officers began to direct the threats at people around him, said Koji, who had confronted his father about his confession.—
Yumi Asada,
CNN Money,
13 June 2026
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But the judges said Thursday there was no evidence of torture and that investigators did not appear to have coerced the confessions.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
11 June 2026
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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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Across the project, listeners go on a journey of self-discovery and affirmation of self-worth alongside Wetzel.—
Chris Barilla,
PEOPLE,
12 June 2026
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And perhaps this is why poetry from South Lebanon and Palestine has always been an affirmation of existence itself.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
9 June 2026
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But court documents show that Levine’s assertion that the messages didn’t originate from his Facebook account was not accepted by his opponents in the civil lawsuit.—
Jack Harvel,
Kansas City Star,
11 June 2026
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Though the administration's assertion about no longer pursuing the fund failed to convince some who were skeptical, a number of amendments to formally bar such payouts were defeated during a marathon session of votes in the Senate that stretched from Thursday morning into the early hours of Friday.—
Caitlin Yilek,
CBS News,
9 June 2026
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Tom’s insistence on finding semi-plausible, scientific explanations for the island’s paranormal activity — especially the infamous Sea Hag in episode three — ultimately comes from a well-meaning, albeit misguided, place.—
Max Gao,
HollywoodReporter,
7 June 2026
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Negotiations appear to have bogged down over Tehran’s insistence on the release of some $24 billion in frozen Iranian financial assets.—
Jennifer A. Dlouhy,
Fortune,
7 June 2026
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The former Soul Gastrolounge space has been vacant for nearly four years, and while rumors have recently circulated online about possible new tenants, including mentions of a fast-casual chain or even a mattress store, there’s no confirmation that any of them are legitimate.—
Evan Moore,
Charlotte Observer,
11 June 2026
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Within a few hours of the president's post, the Senate Select Intelligence Committee scheduled a confirmation hearing for Clayton for June 17.—
Kathryn Watson,
CBS News,
11 June 2026
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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
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Recently, many have depicted motherhood as a harrowing ordeal of failure and self-reproach.—
Rebecca Mead,
New Yorker,
30 Jan. 2026
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“Self-incrimination.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/self-incrimination. Accessed 14 Jun. 2026.
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