Grand Jury, Double Jeopardy, Self-Incrimination, Due Process, Takings
"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 offence 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 Fifth AmendmentBundles five protections: grand jury indictment, no double jeopardy, no compelled self-incrimination, due process, and no taking of property without just compensation.Read the full definition (opens a new tab) bundles several protections in criminal and property matters: grand-jury indictmentThe formal criminal charge returned by a grand jury. It is an accusation, not a finding of guilt, and it says nothing about whether the case will succeed.Read the full definition (opens a new tab) for serious federal crimes, protection against being tried twice for the same offense, the right not to be forced to testimonyStatements made under oath by a witness, in court, in a deposition, or before a congressional committee. Lying in it is perjury.Read the full definition (opens a new tab) against oneself, a guarantee of due processThe guarantee that government cannot take life, liberty, or property without fair procedures, and, as courts read it, without adequate justification.Read the full definition (opens a new tab), and a requirement that government pay fair value when it takes private property.
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