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Recent Examples of self-incrimination
The congresswoman declined to testify during Thursday’s ethics hearing, citing her 5th Amendment right against self-incrimination.
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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
Meanwhile, Ghislaine Maxwell, who is currently serving a 20-year prison sentence for conspiring with Epstein, appeared virtually before the panel on Monday and invoked her Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination.
—Alexei Koseff, San Francisco Chronicle, 9 Feb. 2026
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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
Meanwhile, Ghislaine Maxwell, who is currently serving a 20-year prison sentence for conspiring with Epstein, appeared virtually before the panel on Monday and invoked her Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination.
—Alexei Koseff, San Francisco Chronicle, 9 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for self-incrimination
Noun
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The tour is, after all, effectively a low-key declaration of independence.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
15 May 2026
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However, the declaration did not state that she was paid for those activities.—
Theresa Clift
May 15,
Sacbee.com,
15 May 2026
Noun
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Still, don’t expect too many direct confessions.—
Ben Croll,
IndieWire,
15 May 2026
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Benson pulls out the secret recording that Griffin gave her moments before and shows Tynan her own confession.—
Caroline Blair,
PEOPLE,
15 May 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
Noun
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The four-movement work begins in anguish but courses through a bucolic, cheerful ländler and a rather violent burlesque before resolving into a final Adagio that critics have long characterized as a quiet but solid affirmation of life.—
Randy McMullen,
Mercury News,
14 May 2026
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The prestigious award was presented to them by fellow fathers Elton John and David Furnish, who are longtime champions of LGBTQ+ equality and family affirmation.—
Kayla Grant,
PEOPLE,
13 May 2026
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Senate Minority Leader Brian Jones (R-Santee) dismissed the assertion that Trump is to blame for much of California’s budgetary woes.—
Taryn Luna,
Los Angeles Times,
14 May 2026
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Still, his assertion is more than credible.—
Brian Seibert,
New Yorker,
13 May 2026
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Fonda, who gave up her acting career at Turner's insistence, admitted her role on the world stage was often a supporting one.—
Bryan Alexander,
USA Today,
6 May 2026
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The fine points of class-action law were, of course, less influential than Crenshaw’s insistence on paying close attention to the way Black women were treated by the courts, and the essay’s most memorable lines were broader categorical claims.—
Kelefa Sanneh,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026
Noun
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Ahead of his confirmation, Warsh argued that there is potential to lower rates.—
Brittney Melton,
NPR,
14 May 2026
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The district received confirmation that the data was deleted in October of 2025, and yet the report was never deleted as part of that deletion activity.—
Karen Morfitt,
CBS News,
14 May 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 18 May. 2026.
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