Definition of Plead the fifth

1. Verb. (idiomatic) To refuse to answer a question, or refuse to speak, especially when the response would reflect badly on the speaker. ¹

2. Verb. (American legal) (alternative spelling of plead the Fifth) ¹

3. Verb. (American legal) To invoke the Fifth Amendment to the United States Constitution, which protects witnesses from being forced to incriminate themselves. ¹

4. Verb. (informal) (alternative spelling of plead the fifth) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Plead The Fifth

ple-
plea
plea-bargain
plea bargain
plea bargaining
plea bargains
plea in abatement
plea of insanity
plea of the crown
pleace
pleach
pleached
pleaches
pleaching
plead
plead the fifth (current term)
pleadable
pleaded
pleader
pleaders
pleadeth
pleading
pleading in the alternative
pleadingly
pleadings
pleads
pleaed
pleaing
pleas
pleas of the crown

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