self-incrimination

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Recent Examples of self-incrimination 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 Since before Trump was inaugurated Jan. 20, immigrant advocacy groups in Chicago have been trying to educate community members on their rights, for example that constitutional protections against self-incrimination apply to all people on U.S. soil, including undocumented immigrants. Peter Breen, Chicago Tribune, 9 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for self-incrimination
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Noun
  • While Becerra did not issue a public-health emergency because of the flooding, Gov. Ron DeSantis issued an emergency declaration and then-President Joe Biden declared a major disaster.
    Jim Saunders, Sun Sentinel, 20 May 2025
  • And while the official declaration depends on indicators such as GDP, employment figures and economic activity, CFOs are already preparing.
    Megan Poinski, Forbes.com, 20 May 2025
Noun
  • That is, the rule that when a priest hears a confession, it cannot be shared.
    James Bickerton, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 May 2025
  • Many have since speculated that Kim created it in her efforts to blackmail Lee, and that the police later leaked it to pressure him into a confession.
    Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 21 May 2025
Noun
  • Centered around the values of individuality, diversity and authenticity, this mantra resonated deeply with young consumers’ desires for both identity expression and style affirmation.
    Footwear News, Footwear News, 23 May 2025
  • That kind of affirmation becomes fuel for your people not just to stay in the game but to put points on the board.
    Mark Nevins, Forbes.com, 21 May 2025
Noun
  • Of greatest concern was their assertion that Volvo Trucks will not be producing autonomy-ready trucks starting in 2027 as has been stated by both companies.
    Richard Bishop, Forbes.com, 30 May 2025
  • The memorandum also points out that hearsay—meaning a statement made out-of-court used to prove the truth of an assertion—may be considered in opposing a motion for summary judgment.
    Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 29 May 2025
Noun
  • President Donald Trump repeated his insistence that Apple manufacture iPhones in the U.S. or face 25% tariffs, a threat to boost the taxes on the tech giant's imports that are already projected to cost the company $900 million during April, May and June.
    Bart Jansen, USA Today, 24 May 2025
  • The boy was taken to Evanston Hospital at the grandmother’s insistence.
    Bethany Brown, People.com, 23 May 2025
Noun
  • Martin Makary, appointed by President Donald Trump to head the FDA, mentioned the microbiome at his Senate confirmation hearing in March.
    David Hilzenrath, Miami Herald, 21 May 2025
  • Experts say the tattoos offer no confirmation of any allegiance to Tren de Aragua or other Venezuelan gangs.
    Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 21 May 2025
Noun
  • That guilt can deepen the cycle, turning what started as self-care into self-reproach.
    Christine Michel Carter, Parents, 20 May 2025
  • 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
Noun
  • The bandmembers, by their own admission, have focused heavily on group activities until now, even though several of them have also put out solo releases over the past decade.
    Nicole Fell, HollywoodReporter, 28 May 2025
  • Show entry is included with $18 garden admission; $15 for military, students, ages 60 and older; $10 for ages 3 to 17; and free for younger than 3 and for garden members.
    Encinitas Advocate, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 May 2025

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