take the fifth

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1.
United Stateslegalformal
- To invoke the Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination and refuse to answer questions in a legal proceeding.
- To decline to give testimony or information on the ground that doing so might self-incriminate.
2.
USgeneralinformalcolloquial
- To refuse to answer a question, especially to avoid discussing an awkward or incriminating matter, used figuratively outside formal legal contexts.

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