Mirandize

//mɪˈɹændaɪz// verb

verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    To inform someone who has been arrested of their constitutional rights. US, transitive

    "1981. Television program Hill Street Blues, Season 1, Episode 7, "Film At Eleven". Lt. Furillo: Be sure to Mirandize them, Ray."

Synonyms

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mirandarizemirandarize

Example

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"1981. Television program Hill Street Blues, Season 1, Episode 7, "Film At Eleven". Lt. Furillo: Be sure to Mirandize them, Ray."

Etymology

From Miranda + -ize. The former refers to the US Supreme Court case Miranda v. Arizona, after Ernesto Miranda.

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re-Mirandize

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