Fifth Amendment

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  N-SING In American law, if someone takes the Fifth Amendment, they refuse to answer a question because they think it might show that they are guilty of a crime. You can also say that someone invokes, pleads, or claims the Fifth Amendment. 美国宪法第五条修正案; 公民可以依此条款拒绝回答提问，以免陷入有罪指控的困境 ['the' N]

  例：

  Enron Chairman and CEO Kenneth Lay took the Fifth Amendment during his congressional testimony.

  安然董事会主席兼总监肯尼迪·雷在国会听证会上使用了修正案第五条，拒绝回答问题。