English Explanatory Dictionary

Miranda warning

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A warning given by a law enforcement officer to criminal suspects in his custody advising them of certain constitutional rights, called their Miranda rights.

Word forms

Miranda warning Miranda warnings

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.

Related words

Miranda card Miranda right Miranda rule Mirandize
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