VERB | communication | take the Fifth Amendment, 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 |
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Meaning | 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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Pattern | Somebody ----s | |
Synonym | take the Fifth | |
Broader | declare | state emphatically and authoritatively |
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