fifth amendment
Noun
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An amendment to the Constitution of the United States that imposes restrictions on the government's prosecution of persons accused of crimes;
Mandates due process of law and prohibits self-incrimination and double jeopardy;
Requires just compensation if private property is taken for public use (synset 106741080)domain category: jurisprudence, law - the collection of rules imposed by authorityinstance hypernym: amendment - a statement that is added to or revises or improves a proposal or document (a bill or constitution etc.)part meronym: bill of rights - a statement of fundamental rights and privileges (especially the first ten amendments to the United States Constitution)
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