incrimination

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After having invoked his Fifth Amendment privilege against incrimination some 440 times in the first round of depositions, last month his attorneys surprisingly decided to have him answer questions under oath for some seven hours.

From Slate • May 11, 2023

His lawyers had lodged special defences of incrimination and alibi.

From BBC • Sep. 29, 2022

If not, she will invoke her Fifth Amendment right against self incrimination.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 22, 2021

During the interview with S.E.C. officials, he invoked his Fifth Amendment right against self incrimination several times, according to a Reuters report, which cited a transcript of the deposition.

From New York Times • Dec. 4, 2019

To his opponents it supplied an apparent ground for suspicion and incrimination.

From Lectures and Essays by Smith, Goldwin