n. making statements or producing evidence which tends to prove t...

also self incrimination, 1892, from self- + incrimination.

The making of statements that might expose the maker to criminal prosecution, either now or in the future. The Fifth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution prohibits the government from forcing a person t [..]

incrimination of and by oneself esp. through testimony see also privilege against self-incrimination at privilege

(n) an accusation that incriminates yourself

Right of people to refuse to give testimony against themselves. Guaranteed by Fifth Amendment to U.S. Constitution. Asserting right is often referred to as "taking the Fifth."

The constitutional right of people to refuse to give testimony against themselves that could subject them to criminal prosecution. The right is guaranteed in the Fifth Amendment to the U.S. Constituti [..]

The constitutional right of people to refuse to give testimony against themselves that could subject them to criminal prosecution. The right is guaranteed in the Fifth Amendment to the U.S. Constituti [..]

Making a written or oral statement indicating involvement in a crime or vulnerability to prosecution. Youth in particular cannot be compelled by police, prosecutors, or other government actors to incr [..]

  making statements or producing evidence which tends to prove that one is guilty of a crime. The 5th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution guarantees that one cannot "be compelled in any crimin [..]

(legal) Act of giving testimony, in a trial, that would incriminate oneself.