NOUN
- an amendment to the Constitution of the United States that imposes restrictions on the government's prosecution of persons accused of crimes; mandates due process of law and prohibits self-incrimination and double jeopardy; requires just compensation if private property is taken for public use
How To Use Fifth Amendment In A Sentence
- The Fifth Amendment does not specify value or use.
- Lileikis has tried unsuccessfully to assert a Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination rather than answer allegations in the suit.
- The committee will hold a hearing on Friday with Solyndra executives, who have said through their attorneys that they will invoke their Fifth Amendment rights to avoid self-incrimination and will not answer questions. Lawmakers probe Solyndra investors about loan
- Pay attention to the fact that the attorney-general's top aide took the Fifth Amendment, refusing to testify on grounds that her testimony might "incriminate" herself. A Matter of Convenience
- The Fifth Amendment protection against self - incrimination means that the defendant does not have to testify.
- Bangladesh is now a secular state as the Appellate Division (of the Supreme Court) verdict scrapped the Fifth Amendment to the constitution ... in this secular state, everybody has religious freedom, and therefore no man, woman or child can be forced to wear religious attires like burqa. Anushay Hossain: Nobody's 'Basket Case': Bangladesh Leads the Muslim World by Example
- he claimed a violation of his rights under the Fifth Amendment
- Lileikis has tried unsuccessfully to assert a Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination rather than answer allegations in the suit.
- Boelens invoked his Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination when he refused to answer questions at a creditors meeting on Monday.
- Therefore, he waives his rights when he answers the question without invoking the Fifth Amendment.