take the fifth

Verb

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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Synonyms

plead the fifth take the Fifth Amendment caulk calk be quiet back off can it be silent say nothing button it button one's lip bite one's lip button up one's lip say no more be oblivious to
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Antonyms

shew state evidence evince claim display
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Hypernyms

declare

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Close letter words and terms

take the fall take the field take the field against take the Fifth Amendment take the flak take the floor