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Recent Examples of self-incrimination
The Fifth Amendment guarantees the right of all individuals against self-incrimination.
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Rose Cuison-Villazor, The Conversation, 14 Apr. 2025
Patel was subpoenaed to provide testimony in the special counsel investigation into Trump and was granted immunity after pleading his Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination to many of the questions.
—Rebecca Beitsch, The Hill, 30 Jan. 2025
Richards suggested that Halloran may decline to testify in Ward’s case by invoking his Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination.
—Madeline Buckley, Chicago Tribune, 11 Mar. 2025
During his testimony, Seeger bravely refused to invoke his Fifth Amendment privilege against self-incrimination.
—Thomas Doherty, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Feb. 2025
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Rose Cuison-Villazor, The Conversation, 14 Apr. 2025
Patel was subpoenaed to provide testimony in the special counsel investigation into Trump and was granted immunity after pleading his Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination to many of the questions.
—Rebecca Beitsch, The Hill, 30 Jan. 2025
Richards suggested that Halloran may decline to testify in Ward’s case by invoking his Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination.
—Madeline Buckley, Chicago Tribune, 11 Mar. 2025
During his testimony, Seeger bravely refused to invoke his Fifth Amendment privilege against self-incrimination.
—Thomas Doherty, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for self-incrimination
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The confrontation came shortly after Noem made a forceful declaration of the federal government's intentions in the city.—
Nik Popli,
Time,
13 June 2025
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The bankruptcy declaration also may prove to be useful to state and federal investigators who are reviewing Frausto’s and Multitaskr’s business practices and examining the public disclosures that accompany any bankruptcy proceeding.—
Jeff Mcdonald,
Mercury News,
13 June 2025
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The ones who lather themselves up over causes (see Selena Gomez’s tearful direct-to-camera confession about Trump’s deportation policies, which went viral earlier this year) to signal their virtues, and often emptily or at least confused.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
8 June 2025
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Bigg’s candid confession shared how deep his addiction had taken hold.—
Stephanie Giang-Paunon,
FOXNews.com,
7 June 2025
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Reliving the gut-wrenching final battle between Toothless and the giant Alpha queen dragon also hits home the importance of a simple apology as well as words of affirmation, from Stoic the Vast, specifically, who previously had not really respected his son’s way of thinking.—
Dessi Gomez,
Deadline,
8 June 2025
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Wilson saw that video on the way to the bus, and simply nodded in affirmation.—
Sabreena Merchant,
New York Times,
2 June 2025
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Read or listen to the story » Editor’s Pick Photograph by Spencer Platt / Getty Looking for the National Guard in Los Angeles President Trump’s assertions that federal troops have saved the city from destruction did not appear to reflect reality, Emily Witt reports from on the ground in L.A.—
Eyal Press,
New Yorker,
11 June 2025
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Under Pennsylvania law, Clary must allege specifics about the supposedly defamatory words, including the speaker, the date, to whom the statement was made and an assertion the statement was, in fact, false.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
11 June 2025
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This was despite the insistence of Mayor Bass and the LAPD chief that the police wouldn’t be getting involved.—
Dominic Patten,
Deadline,
8 June 2025
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The Stars insistence on falling behind was going to get them.—
Mac Engel,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
30 May 2025
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There’s really no confirmation about who will not return at this point, which also includes Dana Evans, who seemingly left the ER at the end of the season.—
Paul Tassi,
Forbes.com,
13 June 2025
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Teams Argue as Pope’s Brother Disputes Report The confirmation comes after a fierce debate in the Chicagoland area in the days after Cardinal Robert Prevost — a Dolton, Ill., native — was named the next leader of the Roman Catholic Church last month.—
Sean Neumann,
People.com,
12 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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Orsolya is apparently wracked with feelings of complicity, though the film, which is made up mainly of extended shots of her conversations with other people, questions the sincerity of her self-reproach against a backdrop of ethnic tension and neoliberal sprawl in Romania.—
Beatrice Loayza,
New York Times,
21 Feb. 2025
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For Minogue, the admission to the club follows on from her four recent performances at the venue as part of her global Tension Tour – bringing her final tally to 24.—
Tyler Jenke,
Billboard,
9 June 2025
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Those who bike the six-mile trip to Big Bay State Park will be rewarded with free admission and a mile and a half of soft sand.—
Elaine Glusac,
AFAR Media,
6 June 2025
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“Self-incrimination.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/self-incrimination. Accessed 19 Jun. 2025.
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