英语词组take (or plead) the fifth是什么意思，短语翻译、用法及例句-英语词组固定搭配大全

take (or plead) the fifth (in the USA) exercise the right of refusing to answer questions in order to avoid incriminating yourself.

☞ The reference in this phrase is to Article V of the ten original amendments (1791) to the Constitution of the United States, which states that 'no person…shall be compelled in any criminal case to be a witness against himself'.

2013CNN transcripts We're still awaiting Lois Lerner's testimony before a House Oversight Committee. She's the IRS official in charge of the unit that oversaw tax exempt status. She is expected to plead the fifth.

词组	take (or plead) the fifth
释义	take (or plead) the fifth (in the USA) exercise the right of refusing to answer questions in order to avoid incriminating yourself. ☞ The reference in this phrase is to Article V of the ten original amendments (1791) to the Constitution of the United States, which states that 'no person…shall be compelled in any criminal case to be a witness against himself'. 2013CNN transcripts We're still awaiting Lois Lerner's testimony before a House Oversight Committee. She's the IRS official in charge of the unit that oversaw tax exempt status. She is expected to plead the fifth.
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