Definition Miranda rights in American English

Miranda rights noun

[plural] noun

/mɪˈrændə ˌraɪts/

From Ernesto Miranda, the U.S. citizen who was involved in the court case that established these rights.

in the U.S., the legal rights of a person who is arrested by the police, including the right to be silent and to ask for the advice of a lawyer. The police must give any arrested person a Miranda warning by reading these rights to them.

Synonyms and related words

apprehend apprehension arrest

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