Mirandize - plus, trending lookups galore!

[Merriam-Webster]( WORD OF THE DAY [March 7, 2019](#none) Mirandize [Audio pronunciation]( verb | muh-RAN-dyze Definition : to recite the [Miranda]( warnings to (a person under arrest) Scroll down for more about Mirandize TRENDING NOW: [trope]( [self-made]( [churlish]( [perdition]( [SEE ALL [>]]( PEOPLE ARE READING # [The Big and the Small of It]( # [This Article on 'Light-Year' Has Nothing to Say About Buzz Lightyear]( # ['Abecedarian' — Video Word of the Day 3/6/2019]( # [9 Words to Make You a Boss at Hangman]( WORD GAMES AND QUIZZES: WEEKLY CHALLENGE [Return of Name that Color!]( Additional colors! More obscure than before! [PLAY NOW]( Nailed this quiz? We have plenty more to try! [TAKE ME THERE [>]]( Did You Know? "You have the right to remain silent...." These seven words typically begin the notification that police recite to inform a suspect of his or her rights while in custody. The law requiring this recitation stemmed from a 1966 U.S. Supreme Court decision (Miranda v. Arizona) in which the court overturned the conviction of Ernesto A. Miranda on charges of rape and kidnapping. The court had determined that Miranda confessed to the crime without being informed that he could remain silent during questioning. The list of rights that must be recited to a suspect in custody subsequently became known as "the Miranda warnings." And by the 1970s, people began using the verb Mirandize in reference to such a recitation. Examples of MIRANDIZE "Miranda warnings only kick in if you're going to interrogate a suspect. And so if they didn't Mirandize him, and they didn't ask him any questions, that wouldn't be a problem at all. The remedy for failing to Mirandize someone is that their statements to the officers then become inadmissible at trial. — Barbara McQuade, quoted on MSNBC, 1 Feb. 2019 "According to the website, Heller's motion is baseless as there was no need for police to Mirandize the actress since she wasn't in their custody, and it's 'perfectly legal to question people involved in a car accident without reading them their rights.'" — The Huffington Post, 26 Feb. 2013 Test Your Vocabulary Fill in the blanks to complete a verb that suggests earnest or friendly warning and counsel: _ _ m _ n _ _ h. [VIEW THE ANSWER [>]]( WORD OF THE YEAR 2018 Justice + 10 more Read why justice is our Word of the Year, plus lodestar, epiphany, pansexual, and 7 more top words! [SEE THE FULL LIST [>]]( MORE WORD FUN: [WORD GAMES [>]]( [TRENDING NOW [>]]( [WORDS AT PLAY [>]]( FOLLOW US: [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [YouTube]( [Instagram]( [Pinterest]( SHARE: [Facebook][Facebook]( [Twitter][Twitter]( [View this email in a web browser]( You are receiving this email because you opted in to receive the Merriam-Webster Word of the Day. [Unsubscribe from Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day]( [Manage your subscription settings]( Merriam-Webster, Inc. 47 Federal Street P.O. Box 281 Springfield, MA 01102 [www.merriam-webster.com](