To refuse to answer a question, often in legal contexts, to avoid self-incrimination.
Отказаться отвечать на вопрос, часто в юридическом контексте, чтобы избежать самооговора. (otkazatsya otvechat na vopros chasto v yuridicheskom kontekste chtoby izbezhat samoogovora)
"When asked about the financial discrepancies, he chose to plead the fifth."
"Когда его спросили о финансовых несоответствиях, он решил сослаться на Пятую поправку." (kogda yevo sprosili o finansovikh nesootvetstviyakh on reshil soslatsya na pyatuyu popravku)
a hacker who uses skills ethically to improve security
something that is intended to deceive or confuse
to speak at length in an excited or annoyed way
don't make plans for something that might not happen
to think or act creatively and unconventionally
to make a problem seem less serious