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Miranda

proper noun

  1. family name
  2. warning given by law enforcement pertaining to certain constitutional rights in the United States
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /mɪˈɹændə/

name

Etymology: From the Romance (Spanish, Portuguese, Italian habitational surname) Miranda. The common noun and verb are after the case Miranda v. Arizona, 384 U.S. 436 (1966), after Ernesto Miranda.

  1. A surname from the Romance languages.
  2. A surname from the Romance languages.
  3. A surname from the Romance languages.
  4. A place name:
  5. A place name:
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noun

Etymology: From the Romance (Spanish, Portuguese, Italian habitational surname) Miranda. The common noun and verb are after the case Miranda v. Arizona, 384 U.S. 436 (1966), after Ernesto Miranda.

  1. A Miranda warning.

verb

Etymology: From the Romance (Spanish, Portuguese, Italian habitational surname) Miranda. The common noun and verb are after the case Miranda v. Arizona, 384 U.S. 436 (1966), after Ernesto Miranda.

  1. To read (somebody) their rights on arrest as set out in Miranda v. Arizona.

    “Has the suspect been Mirandaed?”

Miranda — meaning, definition (proper noun) · Vinony