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Whoever

a duty on a criminal to give information which would incriminate himself. That apart the aforementioned ingredients of the offence under

Discovery

to make discovery of any document which may tend to incriminate him; see National Asscn. of Operative Plasterers v. Smithies, 1906

Confession

and sane person would not make a statement which would incriminate him unless urged by the promptings of truth and conscience,

Accomplice

for the defence, but should he give evidence tending to incriminate his co-prisoner, such co-prisoner may cross-examine him, R. v. Hadwen,

Incriminatory

Of or pertaining to crimination tending to incriminate criminatory

self-incriminating

self-incriminating : tending to incriminate oneself [a statement]

Incriminate

To accuse to charge with a crime or fault to criminate

Evidence

exceptions. See HEARSAY EVIDENCE. (6) No person is bound to incriminate himself. See CRIMINAL EVIDENCE ACT. The mode of taking evidence

interlocking confession

at trial can pose difficult problems when a defendant's confession incriminates a codefendant. If the first defendant does not testify, the

star chamber

star chamber 1 cap S&C : an old English court abolished in 1641 that exercised wide civil and criminal jurisdiction...

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