arguido

== English == === Etymology === From Portuguese arguido; entered British English in 2007 through extensive news coverage of the disappearance of Madeleine McCann in Portugal. === Noun === arguido (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 ==== == Portuguese == === Etymology === From arguir. === Pronunciation === Hyphenation: ar‧gui‧do === Noun === arguido 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 ==== 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 === arguido (feminine arguida, masculine plural arguidos, feminine plural arguidas) past participle of arguir === Further reading === “arguido”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “arguido”, in Dicionário inFormal (in Portuguese), 2006–2026 “arguido”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026 “arguido”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2026, →ISBN “arguido”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026