miranda warning

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Definition of miranda warning in English English dictionary

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

Miranda warnings

plural form of Miranda warning

A Miranda warning

Miranda

Hyphenation

Mi·ran·da warn·ing

Turkish pronunciation

mırändı wôrnîng

Pronunciation

/mərˈandə ˈwôrnəɴɢ/ /mɜrˈændə ˈwɔːrnɪŋ/

Etymology

() From Miranda v. Arizona, the usual name for a U.S. Supreme Court case in which the Court held that criminal suspects must be informed of certain rights.