Mirandize

American  

[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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Example Sentences

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

From New York Times

It reminds me of when I was luxuriating in late-night “Kojak” reruns in the late 1980s until my first wife — a second-year law student at the time — would walk in mid-episode, take a gander at a single scene and remark, “They didn’t properly Mirandize that perp.”

From Washington Post

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

“I see a fairly strong case against this young man based on a great deal of evidence so, as a prosecutor, the top of my list would not be necessarily to Mirandize him and get a usable confession,” said David Raskin, a former federal prosecutor in terrorism cases in New York.

From New York Times

“Others were getting antsy because they thought the longer you hold the guy and don’t Mirandize him, the worse off you are” if prosecutors try him in federal court.

From Washington Post