take the fifth
US /teɪk ðə ˈfɪfθ/
・UK /teɪk ðə ˈfɪfθ/
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idm.To refuse to answer questions to avoid self-incrimination.
He decided to take the fifth during the court hearing.
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Epstein files: Ghislaine Maxwell refuses to testify, pleads fifth
- The Republican Chairman of the House Oversight Committee, James Comer, has emerged from that hearing and informed all of us that Ghislaine Maxwell has decided to take the Fifth Amendment and refuse to answer any questions.
The Republican Chairman of the House Oversight Committee, James Comer, has emerged from that hearing and informed all of us that Ghislaine Maxwell has decided to take the Fifth Amendment and refuse to answer any questions.
- The, uh, Republican chairman of the House Oversight Committee, James Comer, has emerged from that hearing and, uh, informed all of us that, uh, Ghislaine Maxwell has decided to take the Fifth Amendment and refuse to answer any questions.
The, uh, Republican chairman of the House Oversight Committee, James Comer, has emerged from that hearing and, uh, informed all of us that, uh, Ghislaine Maxwell has decided to take the Fifth Amendment and refuse to answer any questions.
Ro Khanna says ‘Americans are not safer today’ after Iran’s Khamenei is killed: Full interview
- He didn't take the fifth.
He didn't take the fifth.
- He didn't take the fifth.
He didn't take the fifth.
10 Hardest Choices Ever (Personality Test)
- Can I just take the Fifth Amendment right now?
Can I just take the Fifth Amendment right now?