self-incrimination

noun

Definition of self-incriminationnext
as in declaration

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Recent Examples of self-incrimination The endeavor ultimately showed how the group’s interdependent dynamic made for constant self-incrimination and insensitivity masquerading as selflessness. — Dennis Perkins, Entertainment Weekly, 28 July 2026 The city's Board of Canvassers voted 2-to-1 on Wednesday, July 15, to dismiss a challenge to the validity of her signatures after Beauchaine took the 5th Amendment against self-incrimination rather than answering any questions. — Katherine Gregg, The Providence Journal, 16 July 2026 King, who was willing to testify, ultimately elected not to on the grounds of his Fifth Amendment right to avoid self-incrimination. — Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 July 2026 The president and chief executive officer of ActBlue repeatedly invoked her Fifth Amendment rights against self-incrimination on Wednesday when lawmakers pressed her about the Democratic donation platform allegedly accepting foreign payments. — Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 10 June 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
  • The man later accused her of stealing an $8,600 Rolex watch, $700 Louis Vuitton Aviator glasses and an $1,800 Louis Vuitton cardholder wallet, according to an arrest warrant declaration filed by Indio police.
    — City News Service, Daily News, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Hamilton will take over in the middle of a busy summer disaster season that has already brought destructive wildfires and dangerous flooding and as FEMA manages more than 1,000 open disaster declarations.
    — Gabriela Aoun Angueira, Chicago Tribune, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of declaration
Noun
  • Season three sees the trio navigate that confession early on, with Jackie and Alex ending things and Alex moving on.
    — Lexy Perez, HollywoodReporter, 8 Aug. 2026
  • The confession sparked a wave of online speculation, even costing Barrs her job, as she was publicly fired on the show following the revelation.
    — Sameen Chaudhry, USA Today, 7 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
Noun
  • Eating disorders, as those in recovery have stressed, thrive on the pathological evidence of their symptoms, spinning negative attention—concern, disgust—into fatal affirmations.
    — Lauren Michele Jackson, New Yorker, 8 Aug. 2026
  • Critically, in the third experiment, their affirmations came before the failure and still worked to defeat rumination.
    — Kevin Kruse, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of affirmation
Noun
  • So, how does the rest of the longevity world view their assertions?
    — Mark Ellwood, Robb Report, 9 Aug. 2026
  • The core assertion is that money in circulation directly reflects production levels, not central bank actions.
    — John Tamny, Forbes.com, 9 Aug. 2026
Definition of assertion
Noun
  • The author warns that humanity's insistence on supremacy could lead to conflict with advanced AI, even provoking existential threats.
    — Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2026
  • The deliberative, thoughtful process of remaking the nation’s capital in the early 20th century bears little resemblance to Trump’s insistence on remaking the capital in his image.
    — Jennifer Tucker, The Conversation, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of insistence
Noun
  • Language on that page was later tweaked by HHS to ensure US Senate support for Schwartz’s confirmation.
    — Brenda Goodman, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Lee believes that Blanche's ongoing fight to earn confirmation in Washington also played a role.
    — Conor Wight, CBS News, 7 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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