HyperDic: miranda_rule

English > 1 sense of the expression Miranda rule:
NOUNcommunicationMiranda rulethe rule that police (when interrogating you after an arrest) are obliged to warn you that anything you say may be used as evidence and to read you your constitutional rights (the right to a lawyer and the right to remain silent until advised by a lawyer)
English > Miranda rule: 1 sense > noun 1, communication
MeaningThe rule that police (when interrogating you after an arrest) are obliged to warn you that anything you say may be used as evidence and to read you your constitutional rights (the right to a lawyer and the right to remain silent until advised by a lawyer).
Broaderrule, prescriptPrescribed guide for conduct or action

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