# What can a person say in defending themself and denying a crime?

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**Post date:** [January 31, 2024, 1:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-can-a-person-say-in-defending-themself-and-denying-a-crime/996717/41 "2024-01-31T01:37:26Z")

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> [@Northern\_Piper](#):
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> The technical legal term for this doctrine is « You don’t get two bites at the apple. ». 😁

One of the _best_ legal doctrines, followed close behind by “you can’t unring that bell.”

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