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Miranda

American

[mi-ran-duh, mee-rahn-dah] / mɪˈræn də, miˈrɑn dɑ /

noun

Francisco de 1750–1816, Venezuelan revolutionist and patriot.
Astronomy. a moon of the planet Uranus.
the daughter of Prospero in Shakespeare's The Tempest.
a given name: from a Latin word meaning “to be admired.”

adjective

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 British

/ mɪˈrændə /

noun

one of the larger satellites of the planet Uranus

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Miranda ² British

/ miˈranda /

noun

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

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Example Sentences

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He then invoked his Miranda rights and refused to be interviewed by the Sacramento County Sheriff’s Office or the FBI.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 3, 2026

Hamilton creator Lin Manuel Miranda made an Oscar-nominated film in 2021 about Larson's life, Tick Tick ...

From BBC • May 19, 2026

"You can't be out on the streets too late anymore," 24-year-old student Natalia Miranda told AFP.

From Barron's • May 18, 2026

What Danielle Crittenden has dubbed the Bureaucracy of Death came calling shortly after Valentine’s Day 2024 to inform her that Miranda, her adored 32-year old daughter, had been discovered lifeless in her Brooklyn, N.Y., apartment.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026

Of course, Miranda and her mom were really puzzled when they came home and found both bedrooms unlocked and Clem cowering under the living-room sofa.

From "The World According to Humphrey" by Betty G. Birney

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