| NOUN | attribute | privilege against self incrimination, freedom from self-incrimination | the civil right (guaranteed by the Fifth Amendment to the United States Constitution) to refuse to answer questions or otherwise give testimony against yourself |
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| Meaning | The civil right (guaranteed by the Fifth Amendment to the United States Constitution) to refuse to answer questions or otherwise give testimony against yourself. | |
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| Synonym | freedom from self-incrimination | |
| Category | law, jurisprudence | The collection of rules imposed by authority |
| Broader | civil right | Right 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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