Miranda warning

noun

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

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Meanings

nounMiranda warning (plural Miranda warnings)

plural Miranda warnings

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

Origin

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.

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Translations

Finnish Miranda-varoitus
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German Miranda-Warnung
  • Miranda-WarnungTranslations
Polish ostrzeżenie Mirandy
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APA

Miranda warning. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Miranda%20warning

MLA

“Miranda warning.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Miranda%20warning. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Miranda warning,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Miranda%20warning.

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