- take the fifth
- (in the US) exercise the right guaranteed by the Fifth Amendment to the Constitution of refusing to answer questions in order to avoid incriminating oneself.→ fifth
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Take the fifth — may refer to: *Taking the Fifth, the act of refusing to testify under oath in a court of law on the grounds that the answers that would be given would incriminate the person under oath * Take the Fifth , a song by Spoon from their 2001 album… … Wikipedia
take the fifth — {v. phr.}, {informal} 1. Taking refuge behind the Fifth Amendment of the Constitution of the United States which guarantees any witness the right not to incriminate himself while testifying at a trial. * /Alger Hiss took the Fifth when asked… … Dictionary of American idioms
take the fifth — {v. phr.}, {informal} 1. Taking refuge behind the Fifth Amendment of the Constitution of the United States which guarantees any witness the right not to incriminate himself while testifying at a trial. * /Alger Hiss took the Fifth when asked… … Dictionary of American idioms
Pleading the Fifth — In American criminal law, taking the Fifth , also known as pleading the Fifth or commanding the fifth , is the act of refusing to testify under oath in a court of law or any other tribunal (such as a Congressional committee) on the ground that… … Wikipedia
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fifth — noun (plural fifths) Etymology: Middle English fifte, fifthe, from Old English fīfta, from fīf five Date: before 12th century 1. see number table 2. a. the musical interval embracing five diatonic degrees b. a tone at this interval; specifically… … New Collegiate Dictionary
fifth — See: TAKE THE FIFTH … Dictionary of American idioms
fifth — See: TAKE THE FIFTH … Dictionary of American idioms
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