/tuː pliːd ðə fɪfθ əˈmendmənt/ – Pharse
Definition: từ chối tự làm chứng trong một vụ kiện để tránh tự hại bản thân.
A more throughout explanation: (of a US citizen during a US trial) to refuse to give evidence against yourself in a trial, a right granted to US citizens under the Fifth Amendment of the US Constitution
Example: He pleaded the Fifth Amendment on Thursday at a hearing on the George Washington Bridge scandal .