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Invoking the Fifth Amendment of the Constitution, which provides protection from self-incrimination.
It means you do not have to answer a question, if you feel it may incriminate (make you appear guilty) you.
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∙ 16y ago"Taking the Fifth" refers to the 5th Amendment to the US Constitution, which means that you do not have to answer a question in court if it would incriminate you in a criminal proceding.
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∙ 14y agoIt means you do not have to answer a question, if you feel it may incriminate (make you appear guilty) you.
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What does it mean to take the fifth?
The Fifth Amendment of the United States Constitution states that a person may not be forced to incriminate himself . To take the fifth, means that you want to use that right. Taking the fifth, may not be used as an admission of guilt.
What does taking the 5th mean?
"Taking the fifth" or "pleading the fifth" means invoking the protection of the Fifth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution--the one that guarantees us the right not to incriminate ourselves. As a witness on the witness stand in court, you can refuse to answer a question if you think the answer might put you in a bad spot with respect to the law. The Wikipedia article on the Fith Amendment (link below) says this: "The Fifth Amendment protects witnesses from being forced to incriminate themselves. To 'plead the fifth' is a refusal to answer a question because the response could form self incriminating evidence."
What does you plee the fifth mean?
u have the right to remain silent on the grounds you don't want to incriminate yourself.
What is it mean to take creative liberty?
To be creative when taking your pictures
In what year was the fifth amendment established?
The fifth amendment was ratified in 1791.
What does it mean to take the fifth?
The Fifth Amendment of the United States Constitution states that a person may not be forced to incriminate himself . To take the fifth, means that you want to use that right. Taking the fifth, may not be used as an admission of guilt.
Is taking the fifth the same as general consent?
No
What does the taking clause of the fifth amendment mean?
A part of the 5th amendment to the constitution states that a suspect is not forced to say anything that can incriminate him or herself.
What does the term taking the fifth mean?
Taking the fifth - applies in the US and is the term used when someone refuses to answer a question put to them by a government official.The Fifth Amendment of the United States Constitution, (which is part of the Bill of Rights), protects against abuse of government authority in a legal procedure. The particular section that is being applied when someone takes the fifth is:-"No person shall ........ be compelled in any criminal case to be a witness against himself"
What are the ratings and certificates for Recess Taking the Fifth Grade - 2003 V?
Recess Taking the Fifth Grade - 2003 V is rated/received certificates of: USA:G
What does taking the 5th mean?
"Taking the fifth" or "pleading the fifth" means invoking the protection of the Fifth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution--the one that guarantees us the right not to incriminate ourselves. As a witness on the witness stand in court, you can refuse to answer a question if you think the answer might put you in a bad spot with respect to the law. The Wikipedia article on the Fith Amendment (link below) says this: "The Fifth Amendment protects witnesses from being forced to incriminate themselves. To 'plead the fifth' is a refusal to answer a question because the response could form self incriminating evidence."
What does you pleyed the fifth?
Do you mean what does it mean to plead the fifth? This would refer to your fifth amendment right not to say anything that would be self-incrementing.
When is the fifth day of the fifth month in 2015?
You mean when was- it was the 5th of this month.
What does fifth mean?
In a sequence, the one after the fourth.Fifth is an ordinal number. It means the number five item in a series."A fifth" can mean one of five equal parts of the whole. It can also mean a fifth of a gallon of whiskey.
What is Lady Gaga's fifth song?
Assuming you mean her fifth single, that would be Bad Romance.
What does 1 to the fifth power mean?
1
What does 'taking the 5' mean?
It means clapping your hand against to somebody else's hand as a response to "giving the five". Conversely, "taking the 5th" or "taking the Fifth" refers to a right under the United States Bill of Rights that a person does not have an obligation to implicate themselves in a crime. In layman's speech, "taking the 5th" means "keeping your mouth shut" or "I won't/can't tell you that".
