take the Fifth

ta·ket·he·fifth

uncommon

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

Synonyms

take the Fifth
take the Fifth Amendment

Related words

Word family

take the Fifth Amendment

Broader terms

declare

Grammar

Verb: intransitive

verb
infinitive	take the fifth
3rd person	take the fifths
past	take the fifthed
present participle	take the fifthing
past participle	take the fifthed

Sentence patterns

Somebody ----s

Nearby words

take the air take the bull by the horns take the cake take the count take the field take the Fifth Amendment take the floor take the road take the stage take the stand

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