Fifth Amendment

The amendment to the U.S. Constitution, part of the Bill ofRights, that establishes certain protections for citizens from actions of thegovernment by providing 1. that a person shall not be required to answer for acapital or other infamous crime unless an indictment or presentment is firstissued by a grand jury, 2. that no person will be placed in double jeopardy, 3.that no person may be required to testify against himself, 4. that neitherlife, liberty nor property may be taken without due process of law, and 5. thatprivate property may not be taken for public use, without payment of justcompensation.