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fifth amendment

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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

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equal protection of the laws right to due process suffrage right to vote prohibition vote privilege against self incrimination nineteenth amendment prohibition era freedom of assembly more...

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