privilege against self incrimination

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privilege against 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

freedom from self-incrimination

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

law, jurisprudence - the collection of rules imposed by authority; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order"

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civil right exemption freedom from self-incrimination granting immunity immunity testimonial immunity transactional immunity use immunity			The Supreme Court held that custodial interviews create a psychologically compelling atmosphere that countermands the Fifth Amendment privilege against self incrimination. The Supreme Court Revisits Miranda by REGINI, LISA A. / The FBI Law Enforcement Bulletin 23) At the very least, restricting the privilege against self incrimination facilitates an inquisitorial system of justice. Wolchover and Heaton-Armstrong on Confession Evidence by Rosenberg, Irene Merker / Houston Journal of International Law CIV-99-1294-PHX-ROS) against Southwest Gas Corporation, Lewis Phelps, a senior member of Sitrick & Company, Southwest Gas' public relations firm and Southwest's primary contact, took the Fifth Amendment privilege against self incrimination a total of 354 times in response to questions related to Phelps' work for Southwest Gas in its failed merger. Southern Union Company Announces Public Relations Executive Pleads ... by Business Wire			private-enterprise privateer Privateering Privateersman privately privately held corporation Privateness privates privation privatisation privatise privatism privative Privatively Privativeness privatization privatization issue privatize privatized privatizing privet privet andromeda privet hawk privet hedge privilege privilege against self incrimination privilege of the floor privileged Privileged communication Privileged debts Privileged witnesses privily Privine privity privy privy chamber Privy Council Privy Councillor Privy councilor privy purse privy seal Privy verdict Prix de Rome prix fixe Prix Goncourt Prizable prize prize court prize draw prize fight prize fighter			Privatum incommodum publico bono peusatur privatus Privatwirtschaftlicher Energie Contracting Unternehmen Privelege Privelege Privelege Privement enceinte privet privet privet privet andromeda privet hawk privet hedge privets privets privets privies privies privies Priviledge Priviledge Priviledge privilege privilege privilege privilege privilege Privilege (law) Privilege (law) Privilege (law) privilege against self incrimination privilege against self-incrimination Privilege Attribute Certificate Privilege Attribute Server Privilege Illegal Operations Channel Privilege Illegal User Identity Privilege Login Not Active Privilege Management Privilege of Peerage Privilege of Peerage privilege of the floor privilege of the floor Privilege Ticket Order Privilege Ticket-Granting Ticket privilege to disclose privilege to publish privilege to reproduce Privilege, Illegal Command Code privileged privileged privileged privileged Privileged Access Lifecycle Management Privileged Access Management Privileged belligerent Privileged belligerent Privileged Character Privileged combatant Privileged combatant privileged communication privileged communication

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