incrimination
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7.5
- noun
- /ɪnˌkrɪmɪˈneɪʃən/
:
incriminación
- The lawyer advised her to avoid any statements that could lead to incrimination.
- self-incrimination
- incrimination clause
- privilege against self-incrimination
Examples
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You can't arrest me for that, because of self-incrimination--
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Actually, on the subject of self-incrimination, you raise a good point.
Blog text (16) -
"I refuse to answer on the grounds of self-incrimination," Jack said.
Fiction book (1999) -
Sire, you protect yourself against self-incrimination, but you end up guilty by suspicion.
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Well, I can't expect a complete answer. Maybe self-incrimination and all that.
Blog text (24) -
lt's human nature, the fear of self-incrimination.
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I invoke my Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination.
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Under such circumstances, a person not in legal custody may have his Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination violated.
Academic text (2004) -
Discussing the facts of the crime at this point would create constitutional concerns about the defendant's right against self-incrimination, so professionals generally never ask about the crime.
Academic text (2016) -
Refusing to answer the lawmaker's questions, cowering behind the Fifth Amendment's protection against self-incrimination, the ten motion picture writers dared Congress to come after them.
Fiction book (2001)
Synonyms
579
4.8
A statement that someone did something wrong without proof
394
3.1
A statement that someone did something wrong or illegal, even if it is not proven
271
7.8
A formal charge of a crime or a strong statement that criticizes someone
3
8.8
An accusation that someone did something wrong
Blaming someone for doing something wrong
Antonyms
Compounds
- Specialized
1
8.5
The right to refuse to answer questions that could make you look guilty in court
The right to refuse to answer questions that could show you committed a crime
How Accusatory
- Formal
271
7.8
- Formal
∞
6.0
394
3.1
7
7.5
- Literature
579
4.8
Surface Forms
Morphology
incrimination = incriminate (semi-transparent) = in + crimin + ate + ion
The step from 'incriminate' to 'incrimination' is a regular noun formation meaning the act or process of incriminating.
Etymology
The word incrimination comes from the Latin parts in- 'in' and crimen 'crime' or 'accusation', the same root you see in crime and criminal. Think of it as putting someone 'into' a crime, so an incrimination is the act of accusing someone or making them look guilty.