- self-amendment
-
n.
* * *
Universalium. 2010.
self-amendment
Look at other dictionaries:
self-amendment — n … Useful english dictionary
Self-reference — The Treachery Of Images (1928 29) by René Magritte depicts a pipe along with text stating This is not a pipe. Note: This image is an illustration of a self reference case only if the demonstrative pronoun ceci ( this ) refers not to the idea of a … Wikipedia
Self-incrimination — is the act of accusing oneself of a crime for which a person can then be prosecuted. Self incrimination can occur either directly or indirectly: directly, by means of interrogation where information of a self incriminatory nature is disclosed;… … Wikipedia
self-incrimination — n. The act of testifying against oneself or implicating oneself in a crime, which the Fifth Amendment forbids the government to require of anyone. The Essential Law Dictionary. Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. Amy Hackney… … Law dictionary
Self-ownership — (or sovereignty of the individual, individual sovereignty or individual autonomy) is the moral or natural right (aka Freedom) of a person to be the exclusive controller of his or her own body and life. It is the concept of property in one s own… … Wikipedia
self-incrimination, privilege against — n. A privilege granted by the Fifth Amendment to the United States Constitution, which bars the federal government from forcing a criminal defendant to give testimony against him or herself. Through the due process clause of Fourteenth Amendment … Law dictionary
self-incrimination — /self in krim euh nay sheuhn, self /, n. the act of incriminating oneself or exposing oneself to prosecution, esp. by giving evidence or testimony. [1920 25] * * * In criminal law, the giving of evidence that might tend to expose the witness to… … Universalium
self-in|crim|i|na|tion — «SEHLF ihn KRIHM uh NAY shuhn», noun. the incriminating of oneself through one s own testimony: »He pleaded his privilege against self incrimination under the fifth amendment of the Constitution (Wall Streeournal) … Useful english dictionary
Amendment of the Constitution of India — India This article is part of the series: Constitution of India … Wikipedia
Self-determination — This article is about self determination in international law. For other uses, see Self determination (disambiguation). Self determination is the principle in international law that nations have the right to freely choose their sovereignty and… … Wikipedia
