Miranda warning

noun

US, law
: a statement telling an arrested person about his or her Miranda rights (the legal rights to have an attorney and to refuse to answer questions)
The suspect was given a Miranda warning.

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“Miranda warning.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Miranda%20warning. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.

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