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take the fifth

verbverified·updated Jun 3, 2026

refuse to testify by invoking the Fifth Amendment, which states that nobody may be forced to testify as a witness against himself or herself

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Cognitive

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Responsibility

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Variants

synonym
take the Fifth Amendment
alternatephrasing
take the Fifth
pasttense
taked the fifthtook the fifth
presentparticiple
taking the fifth
thirdpersonsingular
takes the fifth
pastparticiple
taked the fifthtaken the fifth