incrimination

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in·crim·i·nate

(ĭn-krĭm′ə-nāt′)

tr.v. in·crim·i·nat·ed, in·crim·i·nat·ing, in·crim·i·nates

1. To accuse of a crime or other wrongful act.

2. To cause to appear guilty of a crime or fault; implicate: testimony that incriminated the defendant.

[Late Latin incrīmināre, incrīmināt- : Latin in-, causative pref.; see in-² + Latin crīmen, crīmin-, crime; see crime.]

in·crim′i·na′tion n.

in·crim′i·na·to′ry (-nə-tôr′ē) adj.

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Noun

incrimination - an accusation that you are responsible for some lapse or misdeed; "his incrimination was based on my testimony"; "the police laid the blame on the driver"

blame, inculpation

accusal, accusation - a formal charge of wrongdoing brought against a person; the act of imputing blame or guilt

self-incrimination - an accusation that incriminates yourself

incrimination

noun

A charging of someone with a misdeed:

accusation, charge, denouncement, denunciation, imputation.

Law: indictment.

Translations

تَجْريم، إتِّهام

obvinění

Beschuldigung

ενοχοποίηση

accusation

gyanúba keverésokolás

ásökun

suçla ma

归罪

incrimination

[ɪnˌkrɪmɪˈneɪʃən] N → incriminación f

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

incrimination

n → Belastung f

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

incriminate

(inˈkrimineit) verb

(of evidence) to show the involvement of (someone) in a crime etc.

inˈcriminating adjective

inˌcrimiˈnation noun

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The UGTT called on the House of People's Representatives (HPR) to hasten the examination of the draft law on the incrimination of attacks against armed officers and its adoption after consultation with professionals.

UGTT calls HPR to hasten examination of draft law on incrimination of attacks against armed officers

According to the legal provisions, the statements made by the defendant during the proceeding, cannot be used as proof of the case and if a person, who is not a defendant, in front of proceeding's authority makes statement that contains incrimination against him, the authority is ought to interrupt the questioning and to warn him that after this statement, he may be a subject of an official investigation and invites him to appoint a defender.

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The State of Law bloc boycotted the parliamentary sessions since 28 April last for "not including the incrimination of the Bth party law in the agenda".

State of Law bloc boycotts today's parliamentary session

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(48) The group argued that absent such protections, defense counsel, in accordance with their professional and ethical duties, would reasonably advise their youth clients to not participate in screens and assessments because of the consequent risk of self incrimination. Moreover, clinicians were obligated, under their professional codes of conduct, to advise the youth they assess as to how the information the youth reveals can be used in legal proceedings.

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Algerian Parliament endorsed here Sunday a slight amendment to the penal code in what paves the way for abolishing the imprisonment penalty against journalists.The amendment only imposes fines ranging between USD 700 and USD 4,000 if a journalist does wrong to head of the republic, army, parliament, or judicial bodies.Algerian Justice Minister Tayeb Belaiz said following the parliamentary endorsement of the amendment that Algeria made a new gain through exempting journalists from incrimination in what boosts the freedom of the press all over the country.Finally, Legal Affairs and Freedoms Committee of the Algerian Parliament recommended government to expedite the issue of the new media law, and forming a council on ethics of the profession.

Algerian parl''t endorses amendment canceling imprisonment penalty for journalists

threat of incrimination is sufficient to permit the invocation of the

Declining to state a name in consideration of the Fifth Amendment's self-incrimination clause and law enforcement databases after Hiibel

"In both Canada and the United States, the right to protection from self- incrimination is an important right that is safeguarded.

Ontario Court of Appeal rules that officers of Canadian corporation called before court-appointed fact-finding inspector charged with gathering information about officers' receipt of generous payments from company cannot refuse to answer by invoking protection against self-incrimination under Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms .....

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