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Recent Examples of self-incrimination
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.
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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
Brendan Banfield was called to testify at a court hearing this year but mostly invoked his Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination when prosecutors questioned him, NBC Washington reported.
—Tim Stelloh, NBC News, 18 Sep. 2024
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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
Brendan Banfield was called to testify at a court hearing this year but mostly invoked his Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination when prosecutors questioned him, NBC Washington reported.
—Tim Stelloh, NBC News, 18 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for self-incrimination
Noun
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In 2021, Abbott’s disaster declaration automatically suspended laws governing how the state spent money on Operation Lone Star.—
Jonathan Blitzer,
The New Yorker,
10 Mar. 2025
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Seoul, South Korea CNN — South Korea’s President Yoon Suk Yeol, who lawmakers voted to impeach over his declaration of martial law, has been freed from detention after prosecutors decided not to appeal a court decision canceling his arrest.—
Yoonjung Seo,
CNN,
8 Mar. 2025
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Their confessions are known as deposits, complete with a numbered slip.—
Lauren LeBlanc,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Mar. 2025
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Social media reactions to Duo's resurrection and confession were mixed.—
Rachel Treisman,
NPR,
26 Feb. 2025
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That’s a sign that words of affirmation may matter more to them.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes,
3 Mar. 2025
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For everyone who saw them as the ultimate affirmation of life itself, someone else saw our treatment of them as reason to despair.—
Gideon Lewis-Kraus,
The New Yorker,
24 Feb. 2025
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Yates doubled down on this assertion to The Charlotte Observer on Thursday, about 24 hours after NASCAR filed a counterclaim to the lawsuit involving the sanctioning body and 23XI and FRM.—
Alex Zietlow,
Charlotte Observer,
6 Mar. 2025
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Trump’s address featured a slew of false claims, such as the assertion that U.S. citizens that are hundreds of years old are receiving Social Security checks.—
Michael Wilner,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Mar. 2025
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Jaclyn’s insistence that Laurie have a fling with him will almost certainly backfire; the question is when and how.—
Jessica M. Goldstein,
Vulture,
2 Mar. 2025
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Tolbert’s self-deprecating nature, insistence on taking few things seriously and conversational style endeared him to listeners as well as guests at KNBR.—
Jerry McDonald,
The Mercury News,
28 Feb. 2025
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This week, on Thursday, March 13, his friend, Dr. David Weldon, will face a confirmation hearing in the Senate to lead the CDC.—
Judy Stone,
Forbes,
10 Mar. 2025
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The Senate Foreign Relations Committee has not yet set a date for a confirmation hearing.—
David Folkenflik,
NPR,
10 Mar. 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 Future Of College Admissions: Action Over Achievement The students who will thrive in this new admissions landscape aren’t necessarily the ones with the highest test scores or longest activity lists.—
Sarah Hernholm,
Forbes,
5 Mar. 2025
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Kraken said the dismissal includes no admission of wrongdoing, no penalties, and no changes to its business.—
Jonathan Stempel,
USA TODAY,
3 Mar. 2025
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“Self-incrimination.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/self-incrimination. Accessed 14 Mar. 2025.
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