arguido

See also: argüido

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)

1. A person kept for questioning who is not a formal suspect and has certain rights that a witness or suspect would not have.

Translations

a person kept for questioning

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 嫌犯 (zh) (xiánfàn)

• Portuguese: arguido (pt) m

Portuguese

Etymology

From arguir.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /aʁˈɡwi.du/ [aɦˈɡwi.du]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /aʁˈɡwi.du/ [aɦˈɡwi.du]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /aɾˈɡwi.du/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /aʁˈɡwi.du/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /aɻˈɡwi.do/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐɾˈɡwi.du/ [ɐɾˈɣwi.ðu]

• Hyphenation: ar‧gui‧do

Noun

arguido m (plural arguidos, feminine arguida, feminine plural arguidas)

1. (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)

1. past participle of arguir

Further reading

• “arguido”, in iDicionário Aulete (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2024
• “arguido”, in Dicionário inFormal (in Portuguese), 2006–2024
• “arguido”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024
• “arguido”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2024
• “arguido”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024