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Miranda rights

Mi·ran·da rights


plural noun 
Definition:
 
legal rights during police questioning: the rights of a person being arrested to remain silent in order to avoid self-incrimination, and to have an attorney present during questioning

[Late 20th century. After Ernesto A. Miranda (1942-1976), plaintiff in the original case]
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