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English noun: privilege against self incrimination

1. privilege against self incrimination (attribute) the civil right (guaranteed by the Fifth Amendment to the United States Constitution) to refuse to answer questions or otherwise give testimony against yourself


Synonymsfreedom from self-incrimination


Broader (hypernym)civil right


Domain categoryjurisprudence, law









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