What does Fifth Amendment mean?
• FIFTH AMENDMENT (noun) The noun FIFTH AMENDMENT has 1 sense: 1. an amendment to the Constitution of the United States that imposes restrictions on the government’s prosecution of persons accused of crimes; mandates due process of law and prohibits self-incrimination and double jeopardy; requires just compensation if private property is taken for public use Familiarity information: FIFTH AMENDMENT used as a noun is very rare.