Fifth Amendment
Right to silence
The Fifth Amendment to the U.S.
Constitution protects against self-incrimination in criminal cases.
To plead the Fifth or take the Fifth is to refuse to answer questions that might implicate oneself: I'm taking the Fifth on that one.
The amendment also guarantees due process and prohibits double jeopardy.
Total lack of sound
- testimonySworn statement as evidence
- compelledMade to act
- invokeCall upon formally
- witnessOne who attests
confession · incriminate · privilege · protection · non-compulsory · custodial · questioning · criminal defendant
Protective care or control
- interrogationFormal, probing examination
- warningAlert about danger
- detainedHeld against one's will
- attorneyLicensed legal representative
admissible · suppress · voluntariness · confession · invoke · waiver · law enforcement · suspect
Just and equal treatment
- libertyAbsence of unjust constraint
- proceduralFollowing set steps
- substantiveHaving real significance
- equal protectionUniform legal treatment
fundamental rights · deprivation · notice · hearing · judicial review · incorporation · life · property
Formal charge from jury
- presentmentJury-initiated criminal charge
- subpoenaWrit requiring testimony
- federal chargesNational-level criminal accusations
- preliminary hearingProceeding to evaluate evidence
prosecutor · true bill · witness testimony · felony · investigation · immunity
Formal clearing of charges
- retrialFresh court proceeding
- prosecutionPursuing legal charges
- convictionFirmly held belief
- mistrialInvalid court proceeding
same offense · hung jury · sovereign · final judgment · appeal · criminal case
Forced government land acquisition
- private propertyIndividually owned assets
- condemnationSevere disapproval expressed formally
- public useAvailable for community benefit
- land seizureForcible taking of territory
silence
Total lack of sound
witness · confession · incriminate · privilege · protection · non-compulsory · custodial · questioning · criminal defendant · testimonial evidence
custody
Protective care or control
- interrogationFormal, probing examination
- warningAlert about danger
- detainedHeld against one's will
attorney · admissible · suppress · voluntariness · confession · invoke · waiver · law enforcement · suspect · booking
fairness
Just and equal treatment
- libertyAbsence of unjust constraint
- proceduralFollowing set steps
- substantiveHaving real significance
equal protection · fundamental rights · deprivation · notice · hearing · judicial review · incorporation · life · property · arbitrary
indictment
Formal charge from jury
- presentmentJury-initiated criminal charge
- subpoenaWrit requiring testimony
- federal chargesNational-level criminal accusations
preliminary hearing · prosecutor · true bill · witness testimony · felony · investigation · immunity
acquittal
Formal clearing of charges
- retrialFresh court proceeding
- prosecutionPursuing legal charges
- convictionFirmly held belief
same offense · mistrial · hung jury · sovereign · final judgment · appeal · criminal case
eminent domain
Forced government land acquisition
- private propertyIndividually owned assets
- condemnationSevere disapproval expressed formally
- public useAvailable for community benefit
- constitutional lawConstitution, Bill of Rights, constitutional law, constitutional rights, constitutional amendments
- legal privilegesattorney-client privilege, privilege, privileged communication, legal privilege, spousal privilege
- fivesfive elements, five senses, five dollar bill, fiver, nickel
- Criminal Defensedefense attorney, defense lawyer, defense strategy, defense team, defense witness
- US Lawattorney, lawyer, lawsuit, jury, federal court
- congressional hearingscommittee, confirmation hearings, subcommittee, legislative hearings, witnesses
Fifth Amendmentforced confession
Statement extracted under pressure
coerced confession · self-incrimination · third degree · Star Chamber · subpoena power
Fifth Amendmentsummary justice
Immediate punishment without trial
arbitrary detention · police state · kangaroo court · martial law · indefinite detention
Fifth Amendmentturning state's evidence
testimony · full disclosure · confession · voluntary statement · immunity agreement
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