Right to silence
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right-to-silence-186-8955228
title:
Right to silence
text:
The right to silence is a legal principle which guarantees any individual the right to refuse to answer questions from law enforcement officers or court officials. It is a legal right recognized, explicitly or by convention, in many of the world's legal systems. The right covers a number of issues centered on the right of the accused or the defendant to refuse to comment or provide an answer when questioned, either prior to or during legal proceedings in a court of law. This can be the right to
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Right to refuse to answer questions
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Right_to_silence
date created:
2003-07-01T14:19:26Z
date modified:
2024-09-08T02:07:40Z
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