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The Fifth Amendment to the Constitution provides protection from self-incrimination. What does self-incrimination mean?

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It means incriminating yourself. For example if you are asked to come as a witness to court, you have the right to plead the fifth, so as not to admit anything that may be used to incriminate you.
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the act of incriminating oneself or exposing oneself to prosecution,especially by giving evidence or testimony.
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