1. past tense of mirandize; to inform a person of their legal rights (especially the right to remain silent and the right to an attorney) before police questioning.
Usage: chiefly U.S. legal/law enforcement context; derived from Miranda v. Arizona (1966) Supreme Court decision

Examples

• The suspect was mirandized before the detective began the interrogation.
• Once the officer mirandized the defendant, she exercised her right to remain silent.
• The lawyer argued that his client had not been properly mirandized at the time of arrest.
• Police mirandized the witness before asking detailed questions about the incident.
• The evidence was ruled inadmissible because the defendant had not been mirandized.