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Mi⋅ran⋅dize

  [mi-ran-dahyz]
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–verb (used with object), -dized, -diz⋅ing.
(sometimes lowercase) Informal. to advise (a person being arrested) of his or her rights under the Miranda ruling.
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Mi·ran·dize   (mə-rān'dīz')   
tr.v.   Mi·ran·dized, Mi·ran·diz·ing, Mi·ran·diz·es Slang
To inform (a suspect) of his or her legal rights: "[The police] Mirandized the . . . kid again, and pinned the Miranda card to his sheet" (Carsten Stroud).
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Main Entry: mi·ran·dize
Pronunciation: m&-'ran-"dIz
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Forms: -dized; -diz·ing
: to recite the Miranda warnings to (a person under arrest)
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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