the Miranda decision
/ðə məˈrændə dɪsɪʒn/
/ðə məˈrændə dɪsɪʒn/
- an important decision affecting police procedures that was reached in 1966 by the US Supreme Court on the case of Miranda v Arizona. It said that people who are arrested for a crime must be informed of their rights under the US Constitution. These are the right not to answer questions and the right to have a lawyer. They must also be told that anything they say can be used against them in court. These rights are often called Miranda rights.