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taking the Fifth |
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taking the Fifth n. the refusal to testify on the ground that the testimony might tend to incriminate the witness in a crime, based on the Fifth Amendment to the Constitution which provides that "No person....shall be compelled to be a witness against himself," applied to state courts by the 14th Amendment. The term became famous during televised Senate committee hearings on organized crime in 1951, when a series of crime bosses "took the Fifth." (See: self-incrimination) |
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Appearing before a House committee investigating the controversial pardon, Dozoretz declined to testify, pleading the Fifth Amendment on all questions upon the advice of her attorney. It is ironic, to say the least, that while Southwest Gas is claiming that Southern Union's case against Southwest is without merit, its agents are pleading the Fifth," said Peter H. It is ironic, to say the least, that while Southwest Gas is claiming that Southern Union's case against Southwest is without merit, its agents are pleading the Fifth," said Peter H. |
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Pleading the fifth
