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Recent Examples of self-incrimination
The right to remain silent has its origins in the Fifth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, which protects against self-incrimination.
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Evan Mealins, The Tennessean, 26 Nov. 2024
During the investigation into Trump’s classified documents, Patel refused to testify against Trump before a federal grand jury, asserting his fifth amendment right against self-incrimination.
—Rebecca Schneid, TIME, 1 Dec. 2024
The Fifth Amendment protects against self-incrimination.
—Brian Walker, Forbes, 14 Oct. 2024
Several courts have ruled that, even in instances where police have a warrant to search someone’s phone, the Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination means investigators can’t compel a suspect to tell them their phone password.
—Gaby Del Valle, The Verge, 2 Oct. 2024
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Evan Mealins, The Tennessean, 26 Nov. 2024
During the investigation into Trump’s classified documents, Patel refused to testify against Trump before a federal grand jury, asserting his fifth amendment right against self-incrimination.
—Rebecca Schneid, TIME, 1 Dec. 2024
The Fifth Amendment protects against self-incrimination.
—Brian Walker, Forbes, 14 Oct. 2024
Several courts have ruled that, even in instances where police have a warrant to search someone’s phone, the Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination means investigators can’t compel a suspect to tell them their phone password.
—Gaby Del Valle, The Verge, 2 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for self-incrimination
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Yoon reversed the declaration after lawmakers forced their way into parliament and voted unanimously to block it – beginning four months of political disarray, during which parliament also voted to impeach the prime minister and acting president.—
Yoonjung Seo,
CNN Money,
3 Apr. 2025
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Congress will have to vote within 15 days after Trump notifies Congress of the new declaration, Democratic aides told ABC News.—
Rachel Scott,
ABC News,
3 Apr. 2025
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While fielding applause at her Symphony Center show on Friday, harpist Brandee Younger made a dazed confession.—
Hannah Edgar,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Apr. 2025
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His confession leads to heartbreak, betrayal and other unexpected turmoil.—
Lovia Gyarkye,
HollywoodReporter,
3 Apr. 2025
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By Jenna Ryu April 2, 2025 Collage: Self; Source Images: Smash Kitchen, Mat Hayward/Getty Images Forget words of affirmation.—
Jenna Ryu,
SELF,
2 Apr. 2025
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There’s also the apartment’s construction, to something of an affirmation of the value of art to individuals and communities.—
Sarah Shachat,
IndieWire,
23 Mar. 2025
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In conversation, de Moraes often veers between jokes and brusque legal assertions.—
Jon Lee Anderson,
New Yorker,
7 Apr. 2025
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The Big Story Congress pushes back as Trump snubs Signal chat The White House’s assertion that the case surrounding national security officials’ use of Signal is closed is getting pushback in Congress, even among some Republicans who say their own probes will press on.—
Julia Shapero,
The Hill,
7 Apr. 2025
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And this insistence on listening has paid off: The Brazilian Central Bank, which regulates Nubank, recorded the lowest number of complaints for Nubank among the 15 largest financial institutions for the last two quarters of 2024.—
Haniya Rae,
Forbes.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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When Bose arrived in Malaya in 1943 to rally supporters, his insistence that the nationalist movement needed female guerrillas was initially greeted with shock by many.—
H.M.A. Leow,
JSTOR Daily,
7 Apr. 2025
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Updated on April 3 with SpaceX's confirmation that Booster 14 will launch on Starship Flight 9. Stephen Clark is a space reporter at Ars Technica, covering private space companies and the world’s space agencies.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
3 Apr. 2025
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During his confirmation hearing last month, Oz vowed to empower patients to take charge of their health care and crack down on fraud, waste and abuse to safeguard federal health programs.—
Ken Alltucker,
USA Today,
3 Apr. 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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Amanda’s self-reproach expresses a depressed national mood.—
Armond White,
National Review,
10 Apr. 2024
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The competitive college admissions process continues.—
Sarah Hernholm,
Forbes.com,
8 Apr. 2025
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Tickets are also available in various multi-day configurations that include admission to Universal Orlando’s other parks.—
Adrian Ruhi,
Miami Herald,
7 Apr. 2025
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“Self-incrimination.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/self-incrimination. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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