Mi·ran·da 1 (m -r n d)n. A satellite of Uranus. [After Miranda, daughter of the magician Prospero in The Tempest by William Shakespeare.] |
| Mi·ran·da 2 (m-rnd) adj. Of or relating to a warning given by police to a criminal suspect advising of the constitutional right against self-incrimination and of the right to have a lawyer present during any interrogation. [After Ernesto A. Miranda(1940?-1976), petitioner in the case of Miranda v. Arizona (1966).] |
Miranda [mɪˈrændə]
n
(Astronomy & Space / Celestial Objects) one of the larger satellites of the planet Uranus
Miranda2
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(Biographies / Miranda, Francisco de (1750-1816) M, Venezuelan, POLITICS: revolutionary, POLITICS: nationalist) Francisco de (franˈsisko de). 1750-1816, Venezuelan revolutionary, who planned to liberate South and Central America from Spain. A leader (1811-12) of the Venezuelan uprising, he surrendered to Spain and died in prison
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