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91privilege against self-incrimination — A privilege of one who is accused of a crime, existing under the Fifth and Fourteenth Amendments to the Federal Constitution, as well as under the constitutions of most of the states, not to be compelled to give self incriminating testimony. 21… …
92fit someone up — (Brit. informal) FALSELY INCRIMINATE; informal frame, set up. → fit * * * Brit., informal incriminate someone by falsifying evidence against them …
93self-incriminating — | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ adjective : serving or tending to incriminate oneself * * * /self in krim euh nay ting, self /, adj. serving to incriminate oneself or to expose oneself to prosecution: self incriminating testimony. [1930 35] …
94take the fifth — {v. phr.}, {informal} 1. Taking refuge behind the Fifth Amendment of the Constitution of the United States which guarantees any witness the right not to incriminate himself while testifying at a trial. * /Alger Hiss took the Fifth when asked… …
95take the fifth — {v. phr.}, {informal} 1. Taking refuge behind the Fifth Amendment of the Constitution of the United States which guarantees any witness the right not to incriminate himself while testifying at a trial. * /Alger Hiss took the Fifth when asked… …
96Incriminatory — In*crim i*na*to*ry, a. Of or pertaining to crimination; tending to incriminate; criminatory. [1913 Webster] …
97criminate — transitive verb ( nated; nating) Etymology: Latin criminatus, past participle of criminari, from crimin , crimen accusation Date: 1645 incriminate • crimination noun …
98inculpate — transitive verb ( pated; pating) Etymology: Late Latin inculpatus, from Latin in + culpatus, past participle of culpare to blame, from culpa guilt Date: 1799 incriminate • inculpation noun • inculpatory adjective …
99self-incriminating — adjective Date: 1925 serving or tending to incriminate oneself …
100incrimination — noun see incriminate …
