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| US Bill of Rights |
Amendment 5.
Protection of Rights to Life, Liberty, and Property.
"No person shall be held to answer for a capital or otherwise infamous crime unless on a presentment or indictment of a grand jury, except in cases arising in the land or naval forces, or in the militia, when in actual service in time of war or public danger; nor shall any person be subject for the same offense to be twice put in jeopardy of life or limb; nor shall be compelled in any criminal case to be a witness against himself, nor be deprived of life, liberty, or property without due process of law; nor shall private property be taken for public use without just compensation."
The famous Miranda warning ("you have the right to remain silent") and "I plead the fifth" derive from the 5th Amendment. You cannot be compelled to be a witness against yourself.
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