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Fifth Amendment   /fɪfθ əmˈɛndmənt/   Listen
Fifth Amendment

noun
1.
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.



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"Fifth amendment" Quotes from Famous Books



... —The fifth amendment conferred upon Congress the power, and prescribed its duty, to provide for the payment to the owner of a fugitive slave his full value from the National Treasury, in all cases where the marshal was prevented from arresting said fugitive by violence ...
— Twenty Years of Congress, Vol. 1 (of 2) • James Gillespie Blaine



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