English Dictionary

plead the Fifth

動詞

アメリカ英語 くだけた表現

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

日本語の意味

（米国法に基づき）証人が自分の証言によって自らを刑事告発されるのを防ぐため、憲法第五修正条項を根拠に証言を拒否すること

When asked about the transaction, he decided to plead the Fifth to avoid self-incrimination.

取引について尋ねられたとき、彼は自己負罪を避けるために米国憲法修正第5条に基づく証言拒否権を行使することにした。

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.

pleads the Fifth （ present singular third-person ）

pleading the Fifth （ participle present ）

pled the Fifth （ past ）

pleaded the Fifth （ past ）

pled the Fifth （ participle past ）