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What does pleading the fifth mean

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Pleading the 5th is commonly used in the US legal sphere to describe the act of invoking the right against self-incrimination.

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Description: Pleading the fifth is the label commonly used in the US legal sphere to describe the act of invoking the right against self-incrimination. The fifth in this case, refers to the Fifth Amendment of the US Constitution which grants various rights to people i

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It refers to the Fifth Amendment, and means "to decline to give self-incriminating information." Keep ChaChaing!

"Pleading the Fifth" is the refusal to testify on the grounds that the testimony might tend to incriminate the witness in a crime.

Pleading the 5th is the act of refusing to testify under oath in a court of law or any other tribunal. Thanks for using ChaCha!

Mar 29 2009, 02:00am | Source: What Does it Mean to Plead the Fifth? | www.wisegeek.com

Plead the 5th is a refusal to answer a question because the response could hold self incriminating evidence.

Mar 06 2009, 11:13pm | Source: Urban Dictionary: plead the 5th | www.urbandictionary.com
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