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单词 self-incrimination
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self-incrimination
self-incrimination n.
Brit. /ˌsɛlfɪnkrɪmᵻˈneɪʃn/
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/ˌsɛlfɪŋkrɪmᵻˈneɪʃn/
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U.S. /ˌsɛlfᵻnˌkrɪməˈneɪʃ(ə)n/
the action of making oneself appear guilty of a crime or misdemeanour, esp. by something one says.
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1848 Justice of Peace 19 Feb. 114/2 These authorities..were overruled by a majority of the judges as irreconcileable with the maxim of law..which forbids compulsory self-incrimination.
1911 U.S. Rep. (Supreme Court) 221 388 The clear and simple directness of the privilege against self-incrimination.
2007 J. Braun Moonlight & Roses 82 ‘I'm not going to answer that question.’ ‘Ah, pleading the Fifth?’ ‘This has nothing to do with self-incrimination.’
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