declare vs take the Fifth Amendment

take the Fifth Amendment vs declare

declare and take the Fifth Amendment both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
declare	No	No	Yes	No
take the Fifth Amendment	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, take the Fifth Amendment is a hyponym of declare; that is, take the Fifth Amendment is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than declare:

declare: state emphatically and authoritatively
take the Fifth Amendment: refuse to testify by invoking the Fifth Amendment, which states that nobody may be forced to testify as a witness against himself or herself

Other hyponyms of declare include plead, profess, condemn, bless, consecrate, hallow, sanctify, account, answer for, advise, propose, suggest, assure, promise, promise, take the Fifth, condemn, doom, sentence, exclaim, proclaim, promulgate, profess, affirm, assert, aver, avow, swan, swear, verify, depone, depose, swear, attest, bear witness, take the stand, testify, decree, animadvert, opine, sound off, speak out, speak up, count out.

declare (verb)	take the Fifth Amendment (verb)
state emphatically and authoritatively	refuse to testify by invoking the Fifth Amendment, which states that nobody may be forced to testify as a witness against himself or herself
state firmly
make a declaration (of dutiable goods) to a customs official
declare to be
announce publicly or officially
proclaim one's support, sympathy, or opinion for or against
designate (a trump suit or no-trump) with the final bid of a hand
authorize payments of

Difference between declare and take the Fifth Amendment

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