Meanings
nounself-incrimination (uncountable)
- uncountableAct of giving testimony, in a trial, that would incriminate oneself.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*swé?
- Proto-Indo-European*selbʰ-
- Proto-Germanic*selbaz
- Old Englishself
- Old Englishself-
- Middle Englishself-
- Englishself-
- Englishincrimination
- Englishself-incrimination
From self- + incrimination.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Chinese Mandarin 自證其罪 /自证其罪
- 自證其罪 /自证其罪 (zìzhèngqízuì)giving testimony that would incriminate oneself
Finnish itsensä syyllistäminen, itsekriminointi
- itsensä syyllistäminengiving testimony that would incriminate oneself
- itsekriminointigiving testimony that would incriminate oneself
Polish samoobwinienie, samooskarżenie
- samoobwinieniegiving testimony that would incriminate oneself
- samooskarżeniegiving testimony that would incriminate oneself
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APA
self-incrimination. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/self-incrimination
MLA
“self-incrimination.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/self-incrimination. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “self-incrimination,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/self-incrimination.
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