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Definition of Take the Fifth Amendment
1. 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.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Take The Fifth Amendment
Literary usage of Take the Fifth Amendment
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Inside a Terrorist Group: The Red Brigades of Italy (1987)
"... and that he had stated that he did not want to "take the Fifth Amendment."
In fact, it was he who requested to be interrogated by the judge. ..."
2. Inside a Terrorist Group: The Red Brigades of Italy (1987)
"... and that he had stated that he did not want to "take the Fifth Amendment."
In fact, it was he who requested to be interrogated by the judge. ..."