arguido
See also: argüido
English
editEtymology
editFrom Portuguese arguido; entered British English in 2007 through extensive news coverage of the disappearance of Madeleine McCann in Portugal.
Noun
editarguido (plural arguidos)
- A person kept for questioning who is not a formal suspect and has certain rights that a witness or suspect would not have.
Translations
editPortuguese
editEtymology
editFrom arguir.
Pronunciation
edit
- Hyphenation: ar‧gui‧do
Noun
editarguido m (plural arguidos, feminine arguida, feminine plural arguidas)
- (law) under the Portuguese legal system, a person kept for questioning as a witness to a crime, who is not a formal suspect
Usage notes
edit- Arrests can only be made after police have designated an individual as an arguido. A person can also request this status for the rights it gives, such as the right to a legal representative and the right to remain silent.
Participle
editarguido (feminine arguida, masculine plural arguidos, feminine plural arguidas)
- past participle of arguir
Further reading
edit- “arguido” in iDicionário Aulete.
- “arguido” in Dicionário inFormal.
- “arguido” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024.
- “arguido” in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa.
- “arguido” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.
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