unwarned
- adjective
- /ʌnˈwɔrnd/
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sin previo aviso
- His huge desk, at the center of a high spire room in the Pan-Galactic tower, was surrounded by his off-Earth trophies, monsters apt to startle unwarned visitors.
- an unwarned confession
- an unwarned statement
Examples
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In considering Section 3501, Congress balanced the costs and benefits of a rule excluding all unwarned confessions against the costs and benefits of allowing the trial court to decide on the facts of each case whether the suspect spoke voluntarily.
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The Pentagon's document "Defense Planning Guidance" for 2004 to 2009 calls on the military services to develop the capability to launch "unwarned" preemptive strikes.
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But future unwarned, All zaplovismo in search for the island of fog.
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In Dickerson, for example, the district court found Dickerson's unwarned statements voluntary under the Fifth Amendment.
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It knew the obvious, namely, that a court is distinctly less likely to find an unwarned statement to have been voluntary, but that sometimes the court would decide that other circumstances proved the statement's voluntary character.
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Miranda goes beyond the Fifth Amendment in requiring the suppression of voluntary but unwarned confessions, like the confession given by Dickerson.
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But that is very different from saying that Congress has no authority to modify a ruling that "overprotects" a constitutional right, as Miranda's automatic rule excluding all unwarned custodial statements clearly does.
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The majority in Dickerson viewed these statements not as "proving that Miranda is a nonconstitutional decision" but rather that "unreasonable searches under the Fourth Amendment are different from unwarned interrogation under the Fifth Amendment."
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The sudden loud noise caught me completely unwarned and I jumped in surprise.
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She walked into the meeting unwarned, unaware that a decision had already been made.
Synonyms
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4.2
Not aware that someone might harm or trick you
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4.5
Coming without telling anyone first
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5.8
Happening suddenly without warning
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4.9
Not ready or alert when something surprises you
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7.4
Happening suddenly without warning
Not aware or warned about something that needs attention
How Warned
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4.2
Surface Forms
Morphology
unwarned = warned (transparent) = un + warn + ed
The negative prefix 'un-' directly negates the past participle 'warned' to mean 'without warning', a straightforward and predictable formation for learners.
Etymology
Unwarned is made of un- meaning 'not' and warn meaning 'to tell someone about danger or a problem', so unwarned means 'not given a warning' or 'without any notice'.