SELF-INCRIMINATION

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does self-incrimination mean? 

• SELF-INCRIMINATION (noun)
  The noun SELF-INCRIMINATION has 1 sense:

1. an accusation that incriminates yourself

  Familiarity information: SELF-INCRIMINATION used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SELF-INCRIMINATION (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

An accusation that incriminates yourself

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("self-incrimination" is a kind of...):

blame; incrimination; inculpation (an accusation that you are responsible for some lapse or misdeed)