incriminate oneself
Example Sentences
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Arizona found that the right to not incriminate oneself relies heavily on the suspect’s right to be informed of these rights at the time of arrest.
From Textbooks • Jul. 28, 2021
As suspects in a criminal case, Vinyard and Amaya were not required to give statements to the FBI, which investigated the case, as part of their Fifth Amendment right not to incriminate oneself.
From Washington Post • Nov. 15, 2019
Very often, indeed, by answering a direct question about books, one does incriminate oneself.
From Confessions of a Book-Lover by Egan, Maurice Francis