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Miranda

noun, verb — 2 senses

Miranda

noun

/mɪˈɹændə/

Etymology From the Romance (Spanish, Portuguese, Italian habitational surname) Miranda. The common noun and verb are after the case Miranda v. Arizona, 384 U.S. 436 (1966), after Ernesto Miranda.

1

Government, Law enforcement A Miranda warning.

Derived terms
Miranda card, Miranda right, Miranda rule, Miranda warning, Mirandize

Miranda

verb

Etymology From the Romance (Spanish, Portuguese, Italian habitational surname) Miranda. The common noun and verb are after the case Miranda v. Arizona, 384 U.S. 436 (1966), after Ernesto Miranda.

1

To read (somebody) their rights on arrest as set out in Miranda v. Arizona.

  • Has the suspect been Mirandaed?

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