Don't count on it, though. This money is locked up until retirement for a very good reason: If you spend it now, you risk jeopardizing your financial security when you're older. If you can't get the money anywhere else, your best option is probably a loan. Many defined contribution plans allow you to borrow against the amount in your account.
A Guide to the Fifth Amendment. The Fifth Amendment, or Amendment V of the United States Constitution is the section of the Bill of Rights that protects you from being held for committing a crime unless you have been indicted correctly by the police.
The Fifth and Fourteenth Amendments. An individual is guaranteed due process by one of two amendments depending on whether the issue involves the federal government or a state government. For the federal government, the 5th amendment guarantees due process. For state and local governments, due process is provided by the 14th amendment. The Fifth Amendment relates primarily to procedural due process; the Fourteenth Amendment also supports the concept of substantive due process.