Fifth Amendment

noun

an amendment to the U.S. Constitution, ratified in 1791 as part of the Bill of Rights, providing chiefly that no person be required to testify against himself or herself in a criminal case and that no person be subjected to a second trial for an offense for which he or she has been duly tried previously.

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British Dictionary definitions for Fifth Amendment

Fifth Amendment

noun

an amendment to the US Constitution stating that no person may be compelled to testify against himself and that no person may be tried for a second time on a charge for which he has already been acquitted

take the fifth or take the fifth amendment US to refuse to answer a question on the grounds that it might incriminate oneself

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Cultural definitions for Fifth Amendment

Fifth Amendment

One of the ten amendments to the United States Constitution that make up the Bill of Rights. The Fifth Amendment imposes restrictions on the government's prosecution of persons accused of crimes. It prohibits self-incrimination and double jeopardy and mandates due process of law.

notes for Fifth Amendment

To “take the Fifth” is to refuse to testify because the testimony could lead to self-incrimination.

单词	fifth amendment
释义	Fifth Amendment noun an amendment to the U.S. Constitution, ratified in 1791 as part of the Bill of Rights, providing chiefly that no person be required to testify against himself or herself in a criminal case and that no person be subjected to a second trial for an offense for which he or she has been duly tried previously. Words nearby Fifth Amendment fifteen, Fifteen men on the Dead Man's Chest — / Yo-ho-ho, and a bottle of rum!, fifteenth, Fifteenth Amendment, fifth, Fifth Amendment, Fifth Avenue, fifth column, Fifth Commandment, fifth cranial nerve, fifth dimension Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for Fifth Amendment Fifth Amendment noun an amendment to the US Constitution stating that no person may be compelled to testify against himself and that no person may be tried for a second time on a charge for which he has already been acquitted take the fifth or take the fifth amendment US to refuse to answer a question on the grounds that it might incriminate oneself Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Cultural definitions for Fifth Amendment Fifth Amendment One of the ten amendments to the United States Constitution that make up the Bill of Rights. The Fifth Amendment imposes restrictions on the government's prosecution of persons accused of crimes. It prohibits self-incrimination and double jeopardy and mandates due process of law. notes for Fifth Amendment To “take the Fifth” is to refuse to testify because the testimony could lead to self-incrimination. The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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