self-incrimination
self-incrimination n. 自证其罪；自我归罪 指在庭审中或在庭审前通过作陈述等表明自己与某一犯罪有关或将使自己受到刑事指控的行为。美国宪法第五条修正案和许多州的宪法和法律都禁止政府强迫某人成为对自己不利的证人或提供对自己不利的证据。指控犯罪是政府的职责并承担证明责任，被告人有权不被强迫协助政府证明自己有罪。
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SELF-INCRIMINATION
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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