Definition of Take the fifth

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.

Exact synonyms: Take The Fifth Amendment
Generic synonyms: Declare

Definition of Take the fifth

1. Verb. (idiomatic) To decline to comment, especially on grounds that it might be incriminating. ¹

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Lexicographical Neighbors of Take The Fifth

take that
take the Fifth
take the Fifth Amendment
take the Michael
take the air
take the biscuit
take the bull by the horns
take the cake
take the con
take the count
take the cross
take the cure
take the fall
take the field
take the fifth (current term)
take the floor
take the game to
take the heat
take the hint
take the lead
take the liberty
take the mick
take the mickey
take the offensive
take the pee
take the pledge
take the plunge
take the rap

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