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- verb idiomatic To
decline tocomment , especially on grounds that it might beincriminating .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- verb refuse to testify by invoking the Fifth Amendment, which states that nobody may be forced to testify as a witness against himself or herself
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A reference to the Fifth Amendment to the United States Constitution, which states, among other things, that it may not be required of one to testify against oneself.
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