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self-incrimination en · NOUN

Pronunciation

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *swé? Proto-Indo-European *selbʰ-der. Proto-Germanic *selbaz Old English self Old English self- Middle English self- English self- English incrimination English self-incrimination From self- + incrimination.

Meanings

  1. (uncountable) Act of giving testimony, in a trial, that would incriminate oneself.

Relateds

take the fifth · right to remain silent

Translations (5)

fi itsensä syyllistäminen (giving testimony that would incriminate oneself) · pl samooskarżenie (giving testimony that would incriminate oneself) · pl samoobwinienie (giving testimony that would incriminate oneself) · fi itsekriminointi (giving testimony that would incriminate oneself) · cmn 自證其罪 /自证其罪 (giving testimony that would incriminate oneself)