MIRANDA RULE
\mɜːɹˈandə ɹˈuːl], \mɜːɹˈandə ɹˈuːl], \m_ɜː_ɹ_ˈa_n_d_ə ɹ_ˈuː_l]\
Definitions of MIRANDA RULE
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the rule that police (when interrogating you after an arrest) are obliged to warn you that anything you say may be used as evidence and to read you your constitutional rights (the right to a lawyer and the right to remain silent until advised by a lawyer)
By Princeton University
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the rule that police (when interrogating you after an arrest) are obliged to warn you that anything you say may be used as evidence and to read you your constitutional rights (the right to a lawyer and the right to remain silent until advised by a lawyer)
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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US legal requirement that a criminal suspect shall be told of standing constitutional rights before being interrogated. This rule results from the 1966 case of Miranda vs. State of Arizona. This requirement must occur to make confessions obtained by police admissible in court. These rights are: (1) the right to remain silent, (2) the right to have an attorney present, and (3) the right the state appoint an attorney if the suspect cannot afford one. Also known as Miranda Warning.
By Henry Campbell Black
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