right to remain silent

idiom

: the legal right not to say anything when arrested

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The First Amendment right to remain silent is as compelling as the First Amendment right to speak. Armstrong Williams, Baltimore Sun, 6 Nov. 2024 But the politicians and aides involved in those investigations invoked the right to remain silent, and the cases were all closed for lack of evidence. Ido Baum, Foreign Affairs, 3 Jan. 2013 The goal is to ensure kids understand their constitutional right to remain silent while reducing the likelihood of them making false confessions, advocates say. Melissa Santos, Axios, 24 July 2024 Billingsley read aloud, and then initialed next to, sentences explaining his right to remain silent and his right to have an attorney present, among others. Alex Mann, Baltimore Sun, 18 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for right to remain silent 

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“Right to remain silent.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/right%20to%20remain%20silent. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.

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