fifth amendment

fifth a·mend·ment

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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [fifth or, often, fith uh-mend-muh nt]
- /fɪfθ or, often, fɪθ əˈmɛnd mənt/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [fifth or, often, fith uh-mend-muh nt]
- /fɪfθ or, often, fɪθ əˈmɛnd mənt/

Definitions of fifth amendment words

noun fifth amendment 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. 1
singular noun fifth amendment In American law, if someone takes the Fifth Amendment, they refuse to answer a question because they think it might show that they are guilty of a crime. You can also say that someone invokes, pleads, or claims the Fifth Amendment. 0
noun fifth amendment 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 0
noun fifth amendment an amendment to the U.S. Constitution mainly guaranteeing certain protections in criminal cases, specif. the clause protecting persons from being compelled to testify against themselves 0

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This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 27% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.

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