self-incriminating testimony

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• self-incriminating — /self in krim euh nay ting, self /, adj. serving to incriminate oneself or to expose oneself to prosecution: self incriminating testimony. [1930 35] * * * …   Universalium

• self-incriminating — | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ adjective : serving or tending to incriminate oneself * * * /self in krim euh nay ting, self /, adj. serving to incriminate oneself or to expose oneself to prosecution: self incriminating testimony. [1930 35] …   Useful english dictionary

• Self-incrimination — is the act of accusing oneself of a crime for which a person can then be prosecuted. Self incrimination can occur either directly or indirectly: directly, by means of interrogation where information of a self incriminatory nature is disclosed;… …   Wikipedia

• self-incrimination — /self in krim euh nay sheuhn, self /, n. the act of incriminating oneself or exposing oneself to prosecution, esp. by giving evidence or testimony. [1920 25] * * * In criminal law, the giving of evidence that might tend to expose the witness to… …   Universalium

• self-incrimination — n. The act of testifying against oneself or implicating oneself in a crime, which the Fifth Amendment forbids the government to require of anyone. The Essential Law Dictionary. Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. Amy Hackney… …   Law dictionary

• privilege against self-incrimination — A privilege of one who is accused of a crime, existing under the Fifth and Fourteenth Amendments to the Federal Constitution, as well as under the constitutions of most of the states, not to be compelled to give self incriminating testimony. 21… …   Ballentine's law dictionary

• self-incrimination — self′ incrimina′tion n. the act of incriminating oneself or exposing oneself to prosecution, esp. by giving evidence or testimony • Etymology: 1920–25 self′ incrim′inating, adj …   From formal English to slang

• self-in|crim|i|na|tion — «SEHLF ihn KRIHM uh NAY shuhn», noun. the incriminating of oneself through one s own testimony: »He pleaded his privilege against self incrimination under the fifth amendment of the Constitution (Wall Streeournal) …   Useful english dictionary

• self-incrimination — noun an accusation that incriminates yourself • Hypernyms: ↑incrimination, ↑inculpation, ↑blame * * * | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ noun : incrimination of oneself; specifically : the giving of evidence or answering questions the tendency of …   Useful english dictionary

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• Grand jury — In the common law, a grand jury is a type of jury which determines whether there is enough evidence for a trial. Grand juries carry out this duty by examining evidence presented to them by a prosecutor and issuing indictments, or by investigating …   Wikipedia