Self Accusation

See Mapp and its progeny. (also, the “cruel trilemma” of perjury, self-accusation or contempt of court mentioned in Andreson). ❋ Unknown (2009)

It's an interesting self-accusation, considering that Spitzer's favored targets, as both prosecutor and governor, were those with excess hubris. ❋ Laura Kipnis (2010)

(Naturally, all of this was only enough to get Mr. Hosni “accused” of anti-semitism by the New York Times, self-accusation not actually being enough to convict.) ❋ Unknown (2009)

The advice might vary each time, but the basic self-accusation is presumed sincere. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Yeah, guess I'll go to confession for writing that; after all, a little self-accusation never hurts. ❋ Unknown (2008)

This is most unfortunate: self-accusation is an important Christian activity, and I wouldn't mind seeing more Christian novels engaged in it. ❋ Unknown (2008)

This is the character's line of thought, a self-accusation, not an authorial verdict, and he returns to it eagerly a little later. ❋ Unknown (2010)

It includes all the morbidly anxious states not represented in other forms of insanity, and is characterized by uniform despondency with fear, various delusions of self-accusation, of persecution, and of a hypochondriacal nature…leading in the greater number of cases, after a prolonged course, to moderate mental deterioration emphasis in original. ❋ Gary Greenberg (2010)

Sorry, and thanks for the self-accusation. 5 minutes outside the echo chamber. 1 hour on the wall of shame. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Rather than proceeding to describe her goodness, though, he hurries to justify the self-accusation of meanness. ❋ Unknown (2009)

“Yes,” answered the Master, in all the remorse of self-accusation; “but the little service I did was an act of mere brutal instinct; YOUR defence of my cause, when you knew how ill I thought of you, and how much I was disposed to be your enemy, was an act of generous, manly, and considerate wisdom.” ❋ Unknown (2008)

But then comes the great, crushing self-accusation. ❋ Unknown (2008)

You have killed my soul — so you model yourself in remorse, and self-accusation, and penance — [Smiling.] — and with that you think your account is cleared. ❋ Unknown (2008)

A repelling self-accusation instantaneously overwhelmed her. ❋ Unknown (2008)