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Plead the fifth

Plead the fifth (plid de fif)

Idiom Leadership

Meaning

To refuse to answer a question, often in legal contexts, to avoid self-incrimination.

Negarse a responder una pregunta, a menudo en contextos legales, para evitar la autoincriminación. (negarse a responder una pregunta, a menudo en contextos legales, para evitar la autoincriminacion)

Oraciones de ejemplo

"When asked about the financial discrepancies, he chose to plead the fifth."

"Cuando se le preguntó sobre las discrepancias financieras, decidió acogerse a la Quinta Enmienda." (kuando se le pregunto sobre las diskrepansias finanseeras, desidio akohersay a la kinta enmienda)

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