noun
Miranda
mih-RAN-duh
noun
1
(US, law, often lowercase "Miranda warning") The formal notice police must give a suspect about their right to remain silent and to legal counsel.
"The officer read him his Miranda rights before questioning began."
How to Use Miranda
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishThe "you have the right to remain silent" warning police give when arresting someone in the US.
Common pairings
Miranda rights
Miranda warning
read someone their Miranda rights
Word Forms
Mirandaed past tense, Mirandas plural, Mirandas plural, Mirandas singular
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Etymology
From the 1966 US Supreme Court case Miranda v. Arizona, which established the requirement.