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Miranda1 definition

Mi·randa (mə ran′də)

noun

a feminine name: dim. Mandy

Etymology: L, fem. of mirandus, strange, wonderful < mirari: see miracle

Miranda2 definition

Mi·randa (mə ran′də)

adjective

designating or of the legal rights of an arrested person (as that of remaining silent or of being represented by counsel) and the required notification of such a person of those rights

Etymology: after the surname of the defendant in a 1966 Supreme Court case

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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