incrimination

Example Sentences

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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

He denies the charges and his lawyers have lodged a special defence of incrimination and alibi.

From BBC • Sep. 13, 2022

He refused to give testimony and evidence to the House committee, citing his right against self incrimination.

From Washington Post • Jun. 24, 2022

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

From Seattle Times • Sep. 22, 2021

The story is of the kind always accompanying such circumstances—one of waxing or waning attraction, of suspicion and jealousy, of incrimination and recrimination, of intrigue and counter-intrigue.

From The Lonely Way—Intermezzo—Countess Mizzie Three Plays by Björkman, Edwin