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Preferred term
Miranda rights
Definition
- The Miranda warnings may be the most famous words ever written by the Supreme Court. The first warning is the best known: “You have a right to remain silent.” Police officers addressing a suspect in custody are required to further warn: “Anything you say can and will be used against you in a court of law; you have a right to a lawyer and to have them present with you during questioning; if you can't afford a lawyer, one will be appointed for you.” If a suspect waives these warnings he or she must do it knowingly. [Source: Encyclopedia of Crime and Punishment; Miranda Rights]
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https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/Miranda_rights
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