English Dictionary

plead the Fifth

verb

(law, US) To invoke the Fifth Amendment to the United States Constitution, which protects witnesses from being forced to incriminate themselves.

He decided to plead the Fifth during the trial.

意味（1）

(law, US) To invoke the Fifth Amendment to the United States Constitution, which protects witnesses from being forced to incriminate themselves.

意味（2）

(informal) To refuse to answer a question, or refuse to speak, especially when the response would reflect badly on the speaker.