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Miranda warning
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Etymology
From Miranda v. Arizona (1966), the usual name for a U.S. Supreme Court case in which the Court held that criminal suspects must be informed of certain rights, after Ernesto Miranda.
Noun
en US _ legal A warning given by a law enforcement officer to criminal suspects in his custody advising them of certain constitutional rights, called their Miranda rights.
Related terms
en Miranda card Mirandize Miranda right Miranda rule
Translations
Finnish: fi Miranda-varoitus
German: de Miranda-Warnung f
Polish: pl ostrzeżenie Mirandy n
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