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单词 take (or plead) the Fifth Amendment
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take (or plead) the Fifth Amendment

(In the US) exercise the right, guaranteed by the Fifth Amendment to the Constitution, of refusing to answer questions in order to avoid incriminating oneself: he took the Fifth Amendment when questioned about the apparently flawed bankruptcy filing...
  • Her lawyers said she would take the Fifth Amendment against self-incrimination if the panel subpoenaed her.
  • I don't know if he testified or he took the Fifth Amendment.
  • Then he was asked, are you taking the Fifth Amendment?
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