Miranda

[mi-ran-duh, mee-rahn-dah]

noun

1. Francisco de 1750–1816, Venezuelan revolutionist and patriot.

2. Astronomy.,  a moon of the planet Uranus.

3. the daughter of Prospero in Shakespeare's The Tempest.

4. a given name: from a Latin word meaning “to be admired.”

adjective

1. Law.,  of, relating to, or being upheld by the Supreme Court ruling (Miranda v. Arizona, 1966) requiring law-enforcement officers to warn a person who has been taken into custody of their rights to remain silent and to have legal counsel.

   He was read his Miranda rights, placed under arrest, and transported to the jail.

   Service officers must read the Miranda warning to an arrested person before asking them any investigative questions.

Miranda

¹

/ mɪˈrændə /

noun

1. one of the larger satellites of the planet Uranus

Miranda

²

/ miˈranda /

noun

1. Francisco de (franˈsisko de). 1750–1816, Venezuelan revolutionary, who planned to liberate South and Central America from Spain. A leader (1811–12) of the Venezuelan uprising, he surrendered to Spain and died in prison

Example Sentences

As well as the win over McKee, he has earned stoppage victories over Bobby King and Bruno Miranda in May.

From BBC

Streep plays Miranda Priestly, loosely based on Wintour, and part of the filming for the sequel is taking place in Milan.

From BBC

Case in point: Miranda Priestly in “The Devil Wears Prada,” Saskia in “Class of ’07,” Veronica from “Riverdale,” Alex on “The Morning Show,” and the list goes on.

From Salon

To mitigate any disappointment, Van Der Beek said he will be replaced by his “ridiculously overqualified” understudy: Lin-Manuel Miranda.

From Los Angeles Times

Miranda is “someone my kids would definitely consider an upgrade over me,” he joked.

From Los Angeles Times