释义 |
Fifth Amendment, theˌFifth Aˈmendment, the 1a part of the constitution of the united states which states that you do not have to give information in a court of law which could be used against you, and that you cannot be put in prison or have your property taken away without a proper legal trial2plead/take the Fifth (Amendment) to refuse to give information against yourself in a court of law. People in the US sometimes use this expression humorously when they do not want to answer a question: ‘I plead the Fifth’, Jack said, when his wife wanted to know where he had been. |