on suspicion of
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: due to being suspected of (a crime)
He was arrested on suspicion of robbery.
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The man was booked on suspicion of felony and misdemeanor vandalism crimes.
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Robert Salonga, Mercury News, 25 Apr. 2025
The new arrests come after a 16-year-old boy was arrested on suspicion of murder and released on bail.
—Gabrielle Rockson, People.com, 24 Apr. 2025
Officers arrested a Sacramento man on suspicion of homicide in the stabbing death of a woman who was brought wounded Thursday morning to a fire station in Citrus Heights.
—Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 24 Apr. 2025
Two more men were arrested on suspicion of stalking Swift last year alone.
—Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 24 Apr. 2025
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Robert Salonga, Mercury News, 25 Apr. 2025
The new arrests come after a 16-year-old boy was arrested on suspicion of murder and released on bail.
—Gabrielle Rockson, People.com, 24 Apr. 2025
Officers arrested a Sacramento man on suspicion of homicide in the stabbing death of a woman who was brought wounded Thursday morning to a fire station in Citrus Heights.
—Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 24 Apr. 2025
Two more men were arrested on suspicion of stalking Swift last year alone.
—Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 24 Apr. 2025
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“On suspicion of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/on%20suspicion%20of. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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