on suspicion of

idiom

: due to being suspected of (a crime)
He was arrested on suspicion of robbery.

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He was arrested Wednesday on suspicion of carjacking and assault with a deadly weapon in a multi-agency operation, authorities added. Caelyn Pender, Mercury News, 16 Oct. 2025 Ramirez was booked on suspicion of murder and Covarrubias is accused of being an accessory after the killing, said Sgt. Andrea Klick, Oc Register, 16 Oct. 2025 The spa owner was arrested on suspicion of prostitution and keeping a place of prostitution, according to Arapahoe County court records. Lauren Penington, Denver Post, 15 Oct. 2025 After an investigation, the woman was removed from the plane without incident and booked into the Ada County Jail on suspicion of misdemeanor battery. Shannon Tyler, Idaho Statesman, 14 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for on suspicion of

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“On suspicion of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/on%20suspicion%20of. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.

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