Miranda right

From Miranda v. Arizona, the usual name for a U.S. Supreme Court case in which the Court held that criminal suspects must be informed of certain rights.

Miranda right (plural Miranda rights)

1. (US law) A constitutional right outlined in the Miranda warning.

• This term is usually used when referring to all the Miranda rights, not just one, and therefore most often occurs in the plural.

• Miranda rule
• Miranda warning
• Mirandize