SELF-INCRIMINATION
\sˈɛlfɪnkɹˌɪmɪnˈe͡ɪʃən], \sˈɛlfɪnkɹˌɪmɪnˈeɪʃən], \s_ˈɛ_l_f_ɪ_n_k_ɹ_ˌɪ_m_ɪ_n_ˈeɪ_ʃ_ə_n]\
Definitions of SELF-INCRIMINATION
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The making of statements that might expose you to criminal prosecution, either now or in the future. The 5th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution prohibits the government from forcing you to provide evidence (as in answering questions) that would or might lead to your prosecution for a crime.
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basidiomycota
- comprises fungi bearing the spores on basidium: Gasteromycetes (puffballs); Tiliomycetes (comprising orders Ustilaginales (smuts) and Uredinales (rusts)); Hymenomycetes (mushrooms; toadstools; agarics; bracket fungi); in some classification systems considered a division of kingdom comprises fungi bearing spores on a basidium; includes Gasteromycetes (puffballs) Tiliomycetes comprising the orders Ustilaginales (smuts) and Uredinales (rusts) Hymenomycetes (mushrooms, toadstools, agarics bracket fungi).