in the US, 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
Arresting, interviewing and charging suspects
apprehend
apprehension
arrest
Miranda rights
noun plural
US /mɪˈrændə ˌraɪts/
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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.