right to remain silent

idiom

: the legal right not to say anything when arrested

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Are schools adequately informing students of their rights — particularly their right to remain silent? Rebecca Ragan, The Orlando Sentinel, 29 Mar. 2025 These typically cover essential rights, including the right to remain silent, the right to refuse consent to a search, and what to do if ICE arrives at a home, workplace, or public space. Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 14 Feb. 2025 Exercise your rights The Fifth Amendment grants people the right to remain silent. Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 30 Jan. 2025 This means that people detained by ICE have the right to remain silent during interrogations. Rose Cuison-Villazor, The Conversation, 14 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for right to remain silent

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“Right to remain silent.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/right%20to%20remain%20silent. Accessed 2 Jun. 2025.

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