Fifth Amendment

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What is Fifth Amendment?

The Fifth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution provides various individual rights, including to be charged of crime only by grand jury indictment, no double jeopardy, no compelled self-incrimination or to be a witness against oneself, nor to be deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor shall private property be taken for public use, without just compensation.

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