freedom from self-incrimination

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freedom from self-incrimination - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  freedom from self-incrimination
      n 1: the civil right (guaranteed by the Fifth Amendment to the
           United States Constitution) to refuse to answer questions
           or otherwise give testimony against yourself [syn: freedom from self-incrimination
           , privilege against self incrimination
           ]