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 said Jeffery Alvarez, 29, was arrested on suspicion of vehicular homicide and leaving the scene of an accident involving death in the Saturday crash.
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Lauren Penington, Denver Post, 7 Aug. 2025
Police said Rosales was booked on suspicion of murder, and records show she is being held without bail.
—Robert Salonga, Mercury News, 7 Aug. 2025
Last year, Estrada was already in county jail for unrelated reasons when he was arrested on suspicion of Coriz’s murder.
—City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Aug. 2025
However, the general acknowledged Radford was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence in May.
—Dakin Andone, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2025
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Lauren Penington, Denver Post, 7 Aug. 2025
Police said Rosales was booked on suspicion of murder, and records show she is being held without bail.
—Robert Salonga, Mercury News, 7 Aug. 2025
Last year, Estrada was already in county jail for unrelated reasons when he was arrested on suspicion of Coriz’s murder.
—City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Aug. 2025
However, the general acknowledged Radford was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence in May.
—Dakin Andone, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2025
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“On suspicion of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/on%20suspicion%20of. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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