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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Police booked 126 people earlier this year on suspicion of selling Suneung questions to hagwons and tutors, according to Yonhap News Agency.
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Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 19 Dec. 2025
Gutierrez-Ochoa was wanted in Mexico on suspicion of kidnapping two Mexican Navy members in 2021 to secure the release of El Mencho's wife after she had been arrested by Mexican authorities, according to a Drug Enforcement Administration agent's affidavit.
—CBS News, 19 Dec. 2025
The same day, their 32-year-old son was arrested on suspicion of murder in connection with their deaths.
—Jordana Comiter, PEOPLE, 19 Dec. 2025
On Sunday, Nick was arrested on suspicion of murdering his parents.
—Christina Dugan Ramirez, FOXNews.com, 18 Dec. 2025
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Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 19 Dec. 2025
Gutierrez-Ochoa was wanted in Mexico on suspicion of kidnapping two Mexican Navy members in 2021 to secure the release of El Mencho's wife after she had been arrested by Mexican authorities, according to a Drug Enforcement Administration agent's affidavit.
—CBS News, 19 Dec. 2025
The same day, their 32-year-old son was arrested on suspicion of murder in connection with their deaths.
—Jordana Comiter, PEOPLE, 19 Dec. 2025
On Sunday, Nick was arrested on suspicion of murdering his parents.
—Christina Dugan Ramirez, FOXNews.com, 18 Dec. 2025
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“On suspicion of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/on%20suspicion%20of. Accessed 21 Dec. 2025.
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