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Recent Examples of self-incrimination
Brendan Banfield was called to testify at a court hearing this year but mostly invoked his Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination when prosecutors questioned him, NBC Washington reported.
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Tim Stelloh, NBC News, 18 Sep. 2024
Garrity rights protect public employees from being compelled to self-incrimination during investigative interviews conducted by their employers, according to a Tennessee attorney general legal document.
—Tesfaye Negussie, ABC News, 16 Sep. 2024
In court papers, Farley declined to respond to the allegations, citing his Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination.
—Meena Duerson, CNN, 15 Sep. 2024
But Bannon’s lawyer, David Schoen, argued the subpoena violated his 5th Amendment right against self-incrimination and 6th Amendment right to a fair trial because the former president invoked executive privilege to block Bannon's testimony.
—Bart Jansen, USA TODAY, 10 May 2024
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Tim Stelloh, NBC News, 18 Sep. 2024
Garrity rights protect public employees from being compelled to self-incrimination during investigative interviews conducted by their employers, according to a Tennessee attorney general legal document.
—Tesfaye Negussie, ABC News, 16 Sep. 2024
In court papers, Farley declined to respond to the allegations, citing his Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination.
—Meena Duerson, CNN, 15 Sep. 2024
But Bannon’s lawyer, David Schoen, argued the subpoena violated his 5th Amendment right against self-incrimination and 6th Amendment right to a fair trial because the former president invoked executive privilege to block Bannon's testimony.
—Bart Jansen, USA TODAY, 10 May 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for self-incrimination
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The president approved California Gov. Gavin Newsom's request for a presidential major disaster declaration, freeing up federal resources to support the response.Kathryn Watson, CBS News, 9 Jan. 2025
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In Gaza, civilians expressed frustration over Trump’s recent declarations.Dayana Iwaza, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2025
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Pierson has become a vocal critic of police interrogation methods in which detectives form a theory of the case and aggressively pursue a confession from their primary suspect.Jessica Garrison, Los Angeles Times, 31 Dec. 2024
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After drinks and some late-night confessions about relationship fears, the roommates fall asleep next to each other.Kate Stroup, EW.com, 31 Dec. 2024
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Including personalized motivational quotes or affirmations ensures the individual feels emotionally connected to maintain the habit.Tor Constantino, MBA, Forbes, 2 Jan. 2025
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At the start, manifesting can seem daunting, particularly with journals, daily affirmations, meditations and more as ways to tap in.Emily Burns, WWD, 31 Dec. 2024
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Whether Fox has performance reviews and related materials found in personnel files to support that assertion remains to be seen.Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 6 Jan. 2025
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Setting aside some gratuitous jump scares, Eggers has now made a Dracula movie that’s more than an exercise, more than an assertion of talent.Wesley Morris, New York Times, 25 Dec. 2024
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To give you the Reader’s Digest version, though, Sweeney, whose insistence on having breasts has prompted some of the most unhinged discourse of 2024, posted dozens of shots from tabloid comment sections (the unhappiest place on earth, except for X).Hayley Maitland, Vogue, 14 Dec. 2024
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Julie Christie and Kate Winslet are wonderful as Gertrude and Ophelia, but his insistence on star casting finally gets the better of him.Helen Shaw, The New Yorker, 11 Dec. 2024
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Apple did not admit to any wrongdoing as part of the settlement, although some social media users interpreted the payout as confirmation of Apple using its voice assistant to spy on users.Rocio Fabbro, Quartz, 9 Jan. 2025
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Kennedy has been meeting with Republican and Democratic senators on Capitol Hill in anticipation of his confirmation hearing, the date for which has not yet been set.Brandy Zadrozny, NBC News, 9 Jan. 2025
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Amanda’s self-reproach expresses a depressed national mood.Armond White, National Review, 10 Apr. 2024
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Jihan was overtaken by bitterness and self-reproach.Anand Gopal, The New Yorker, 11 Mar. 2024
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Tickets include admission to the garden, $15 ($11 seniors 62+ and students with ID, $5 children ages 5 to 12, free to members and children 4 and under).Jeanette Marantos, Los Angeles Times, 1 Jan. 2025
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On these days, the more than 100 park sites that normally charge visitors to enter will offer complimentary admission to everyone.Michelle Baran, AFAR Media, 31 Dec. 2024
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“Self-incrimination.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/self-incrimination. Accessed 17 Jan. 2025.
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