self-incriminationnoun [ U ]
uk/ˌself.ɪn.krɪm.ɪˈneɪ.ʃən/us/ˌself.ɪn.krɪm.əˈneɪ.ʃən/saying or doing something that shows that you are guilty of a crime:
A witness can legally refuse to give evidence to avoid self-incrimination.
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Obeying & breaking the law
- abide
- adhere
- afoul
- bend the law/rules idiom
- breach
- break
- breaker
- clean
- clean up your act idiom
- commit
- compliant
- conform
- contravene
- disobey
- hold
- observe
- perpetrate
- respect
- venal
- violate
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