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English verb: take the Fifth

1. take the Fifth (communication) refuse to testify by invoking the Fifth Amendment, which states that nobody may be forced to testify as a witness against himself or herself


Synonymstake the Fifth Amendment


Pattern of useSomebody ----s


Broader (hypernym)declare









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