take the Fifth

take the Fifth
verb
refuse to testify by invoking the Fifth Amendment, which states that nobody may be forced to testify as a witness against himself or herself
Hypernyms: ↑declare
Verb Frames:
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take the Fifth (US informal)
To refuse to testify, in accordance with the Fifth Amendment
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(in the U.S.) exercise the right guaranteed by the Fifth Amendment to the Constitution of refusing to answer questions in order to avoid incriminating oneself

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take/plead the ˈfifth idiom
(US) to make use of the right to refuse to answer questions in court about a crime, because you may give information which will make it seem that you are guilty From the Fifth Amendment of the US Constitution, which guarantees this right.
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