what does privilege against self incrimination mean?
PRIVILEGE AGAINST SELF INCRIMINATION as NOUN
- Meaning
- the civil right (guaranteed by the 5th amendment to the United States Constitution) to refuse to answer questions or otherwise give testimony against yourself
Synonym(s)
Hypernyms(s) privilege against self incrimination is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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