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Mirandize

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[mi-ran-dahyz] / mɪˈræn daɪz /

verb (used with object)

Mirandized, Mirandizing
  1. Informal. Sometimes mirandize to advise (a person being arrested) of their rights under the Miranda ruling.


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Jimmy-Saul would surely have noticed that the cops failed to Mirandize the perp.

From New York Times Apr. 10, 2017

No. 1, the court, the one court that has ruled, has allowed a lot of flexibility in the public safety exception before you Mirandize somebody,” Senator Schumer said.

From New York Times Apr. 21, 2013

"Brennan never told me any of plans to Mirandize the Christmas Day bomber -- if he had I would told him the Administration was making a mistake," Sen. Bond said in a statement.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 7, 2010

“They Mirandized him on the plane,” she said.

From The New Yorker May 8, 2017

Prosecutors said the government had obtained a "recorded, Mirandized confession" from Balletto.

From Reuters Aug. 2, 2013

No one Mirandized Ed Koch, to inform him that he did, in fact, have the right to remain silent.

From New York Times Feb. 1, 2013

The dispute primarily focused on whether the failed Times Square and Christmas Day bombers should have been Mirandized and on how harshly they should have been interrogated.

From Slate Jun. 18, 2010

Contrary to what he attempts to imply, he at no time informed Hoekstra that Abdulmutallab had been Mirandized nor did he seek Hoekstra's consultation or provide any sort of meaningful briefing.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 7, 2010

But even in 2009 after the arrest of the attempted Christmas Day bomber, Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, the FBI questioned Abdulmutallab for only 50 minutes before Mirandizing him.

From Slate Apr. 25, 2013

"They knew that 'in FBI custody' means that there's a process then you follow as far as Mirandizing and presenting him in front of a magistrate."

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 7, 2010

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