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 5th and 14th Amendments both contain a due process clause. The 5th Amendment guarantees: No citizen can be forced to answer to a crime without formal charges. No citizen can be charged with the same crime twice. No citizen can be forced to self-incriminate. No citizen can be deprived of life, liberty or the pursuit of happiness without due process.