take the Fifth Amendment

ta·ket·he·fifthamendment

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

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Broader terms

declare

Grammar

Verb: intransitive

verb
infinitive	take the fifth amendment
3rd person	take the fifth amendments
past	take the fifth amendmented
present participle	take the fifth amendmenting
past participle	take the fifth amendmented

Sentence patterns

Somebody ----s

Nearby words

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

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