To refuse to answer a question, or refuse to speak, especially when the response would reflect badly on the speaker.
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Submitted on September 01, 2009
Additional definitions for 'plead the fifth':
| plead the fifth | To invoke the Fifth Amendment to the United States Constitution, which protects witnesses from being forced to incriminate themselves. |
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