| 词汇 | self-incrimination |
| 释义 | self-incrimination noun[ U ] uk /ˌself.ɪn.krɪm.ɪˈneɪ.ʃən/ us /ˌself.ɪn.krɪm.əˈneɪ.ʃən/ saying or doing something that shows that you are guilty of a crime: 自证有罪 A witness can legally refuse to give evidence to avoid self-incrimination.证人可以合法拒绝作证，以避免自证其罪。 Obeying & breaking the law abide abide by something adhere adhere to something afoul bac buck commission comply contravene derogation disobey enforcer fall foul of somethingidiom go by the book guiltiness infringement shalt venal violation self-incrimination | Business Englishself-incrimination noun[ U ] LAWukus the act of saying or doing something that shows that you are guilty of a crime: The executive declined to testify about her part in the dismissals for fear of self-incrimination. Examples of self-incriminationself-incrimination Nevertheless, it goes against the grain of the expectation of a fair trial and right against self-incrimination enshrined in the various human rights treaties. Although, given their right against self-incrimination, they are within their rights in remaining silent, one can hardly deem their silence as morally desirable. Trial by confession—that is to say, trial by self-incrimination—is an abject jurisprudence. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I wonder whether the proposal was always intended to be concerned with self-incrimination. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It is my contention that too many trials today depend purely on self-incrimination. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Another part of the order denies the right to remain silent; so there can be no protection against self-incrimination. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 All sorts of questions such as privilege, protection against self-incrimination, relevance, competence and jurisdiction arise. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The object of holding him there is to induce self-incrimination, and that is a very dangerous concept. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 But five minutes later he assures me that the measures against self-incrimination are in any case covered by the rules. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We must have regard to the importance of the privilege against self-incrimination. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Clause 14 extends the privilege against self-incrimination to cover a witness's spouse. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 A person made subject to a disclosure order may be liable to self-incrimination, which might jeopardise the chance of a fair trial. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 This proposal does not seek to affect those cases where the privilege against self-incrimination is already unavailable under the present law. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There are the usual provisions regarding confidentiality and self-incrimination. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It is an interesting attempt to change the law of self-incrimination in the light of present circumstances. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 See all examples of self-incrimination These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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