"Miranda warning" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: Miranda warnings [plural]
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. Head templates: {{en-noun}} Miranda warning (plural Miranda warnings)
  1. (US law) A warning given by a law enforcement officer to criminal suspects in his custody advising them of certain constitutional rights, called their Miranda rights. Wikipedia link: Miranda warning Tags: US Categories (topical): Law Related terms: Miranda right, Miranda rule, Mirandize Translations (Translations): Miranda-varoitus (Finnish), Miranda-Warnung [feminine] (German), ostrzeżenie Mirandy [neuter] (Polish)

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