黙秘

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 黙秘, read もくひ, is refusal to testify or the exercise of the right to remain silent.
• Basic usage: 質問に対して黙秘した reports refusing to answer; 黙秘する権利 names the legal right to silence.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Refusal in action and right to silence
  • に対して identifies the questioning addressed, while the verb phrase modifies 権利 as the content of the right.