Fifth Amendment to the United States Constitution

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Ratified on December 15, 1791, the Fifth Amendment to the United States Constitution is a part of the United States Bill of Rights. This amendment establishes a number of legal rights that apply to both civil and criminal proceedings.^[1] It contains several clauses: It guarantees the right to a grand jury. It forbids double jeopardy (being tried again for the same crime after an acquittal).^[1] It protects a person against self-incrimination (being a witness against himself).^[1] This is often called "Pleading the Fifth". The Fifth Amendment requires due process in any case where a citizen may be deprived of "life, liberty, or property".^[1] Any time the government takes private property for public use, the owner must be compensated.^[1]

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4} "Fifth Amendment". Cornell University Law School. Retrieved 4 February 2016.