Fifth Amendment Definition

An amendment to the U.S. Constitution that:

requires a grand jury indictment for felonies tried in federal court
bars double jeopardy, or being re-tried in a federal or state court for the same alleged crime
prohibits federal and state governments from compelling people to testify against themselves
bars the federal government from depriving any person of life, liberty, or property without due process of law, and
mandates that "just compensation" be paid for any property taken by the government, federal or state.

Fifth Amendment (Congressional Research Service)

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