Define Plead The Fifth Meaning

v. To decline to give self-incriminating information. Refers to the fifth amendment of the US Constitution, which states that no citizen "shall be compelled in any criminal case to be a witness against himself..."

To withhold all information concerning one's actions while in a state of complete intoxication (similar to that which one would be in after consuming a fifth of liquor). Such withholding is an effort to protect one's reputation, but also could be due to the fact that the individual simply drank too much to remember what happened during the time in question.

to randomly yell boobs in class with no reason

verb, to plead the fifth

In a United States court case, to cite one's own Constitutional right in the Fifth Amendment to "remain silent" as a defendant, or to not be forced to testify against one's self. This is why a lawyer cannot simply force a defendant into a confession while under oath.

you will look very suspicious when saying it tho

When you have a potentially LOUD fart and you spread your butt cheeks to make it silent. Of course now it smells worse.

Pleading the Fifth amendment (United States). Not saying shit, or in other words, snitching.

An over used term to remove 'house of cards' charaters from a scandal debate.

It means that your aren’t going to incriminate yourself by not saying “yes” or “no”! When you do say this phrase you are basically saying “yes you did it”, but legally they cannot say you said “yes” or “no”.