HyperDic: privilege_against_self_incrimination

English > 1 sense of the expression privilege against self incrimination:
NOUNattributeprivilege against self incrimination, freedom from self-incriminationthe civil right (guaranteed by the Fifth Amendment to the United States Constitution) to refuse to answer questions or otherwise give testimony against yourself
English > privilege against self incrimination: 1 sense > noun 1, attribute
MeaningThe civil right (guaranteed by the Fifth Amendment to the United States Constitution) to refuse to answer questions or otherwise give testimony against yourself.
Synonymfreedom from self-incrimination
Categorylaw, jurisprudenceThe collection of rules imposed by authority
Broadercivil rightRight or rights belonging to a person by reason of citizenship including especially the fundamental freedoms and privileges guaranteed by the 13th and 14th amendments and subsequent acts of Congress including the right to legal and social and economic equality

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