Definition of take the fifth Take the fifth

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What does take the fifth mean?

Verb
take the fifth - refuse to testify by invoking the Fifth Amendment, which states that nobody may be forced to testify as a witness against himself or herself
		take the Fifth Amendment
		declare state firmly; "He declared that he was innocent"

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take the fifth (Verb)
To decline to comment, especially on grounds that it might be incriminating.

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