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(In the US) Self incrimination is only protected in criminal contexts. In civil cases, you can be compelled to do, or say things that harm your own case, becaus
by techjamie 2y ago
(In the US) Self incrimination is only protected in criminal contexts. In civil cases, you can be compelled to do, or say things that harm your own case, because in civil matters you are not being incriminated by definition.
- adgjlsfhk1 2y agothis isn't quite true. you can't be compelled in a civil case to provide evidence of you committing a crime. it's just that doing so will be really bad in the civil case since it allows the court to draw an "adverse inference" that whatever you aren't disclosing probably really sucks for your case.