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Miranda warning

Noun

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Miranda warning (plural Miranda warnings)

(US law) A warning given by a law enforcement officer to criminal suspects in his custody advising them of certain constitutional rights, called their Miranda rights.

Source: en.wiktionary.org

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Many police departments give special training to interrogators with regard to the Miranda warning; specifically, how to influence a suspect's decision to waive the right. Source: Internet

There was no majority opinion of the Court in that case.) In some jurisdictions, a detention differs at law from an arrest, and police are not required to give the Miranda warning until the person is arrested for a crime. Source: Internet

Similarly, statements made while an arrest is in progress before the Miranda warning was given or completed are also generally admissible. Source: Internet

The Miranda warning requires police officers to read a statement to people being arrested which informs them that they have certain rights, such as the right to remain silent and the right to have an attorney. Source: Internet

This page established the basic requirements of the "Miranda warning". Source: Internet

While arrests and interrogations can legally occur without the Miranda warning being given, this procedure would generally make the arrestee's pre-Miranda statements inadmissible at trial. Source: Internet

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