Nemo tenetur se detegere

Nemo tenetur se detegere

The Latin expression nemo tenetur se detegere, which literally means "nobody has to reveal oneself", expresses the principle according to which no-one can be forced to assert their own penal responsibility. In English, this principle is expressed by the expression "right to silence".

ee also

*Self-incrimination
*Right to silence
*Taking the Fifth
*Miranda warning
*Privilege (evidence)


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