self incrimination

self-incrimination. The act of indicating one’s own involvement in a crime or exposing oneself to prosecution, esp. by making a statement. — Also termed self-crimination; self-inculpation. See RIGHT AGAINST SELF-INCRIMINATION. [Cases: Criminal Law 393; Witnesses 297. C.J.S. Criminal Law § 645; Witnesses § 522.]

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