Miranda (surname)
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Etymology 1


Invented by Shakespeare for a character in The Tempest, feminine of mirandus "admirable".

Proper noun



  1. .
    • ~1611 William Shakespeare: The Tempest: Act III, Scene I:
      Admir'd Miranda!
      Indeed, the top of admiration; worth
      What's dearest in the world!
  2. The smallest of Uranus' moons.

Etymology 2


MIRANDA v. ARIZONA, 384 U.S. 436 (1966), from a Spanish, Portuguese and Italian habitational surname.

Verb



  1. To read somebody their rights on arrest as set out in Miranda v Arizona.
    • Has the suspect been Mirandaed?
    • McCarthy provided that he was Mirandaed. I told her to videotape or to have someone videotape the conversation. 2003%20documents/03me40mc.pdf
 
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