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take the fifth amendment

verbid 22110·updated Jun 3, 2026
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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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synonym
take the Fifth
alternatephrasing
take the Fifth Amendment
pasttense
taked the fifth amendmenttook the fifth amendment
presentparticiple
taking the fifth amendment
thirdpersonsingular
takes the fifth amendment
pastparticiple
taked the fifth amendmenttaken the fifth amendment

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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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