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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Cops took a 24-year-old man into custody on suspicion of committing the murders.
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Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 20 July 2024
With the help of the FBI and the UK’s National Crime Agency, the West Midlands Police took the teen into custody on Friday on suspicion of violating the UK’s laws on hacking and blackmail.
—Emma Roth, The Verge, 19 July 2024
And a 17-year-old was arrested on suspicion of stealing a Chevy Tahoe belonging to former president Donald Trump’s campaign advance team.
—Alison Dirr, Journal Sentinel, 19 July 2024
Advertisement Breanna Shields, 31, was arrested on suspicion of kidnapping, a felony charge that is punishable by up to 11 years in prison.
—Tony Briscoe, Los Angeles Times, 13 July 2024
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Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 20 July 2024
With the help of the FBI and the UK’s National Crime Agency, the West Midlands Police took the teen into custody on Friday on suspicion of violating the UK’s laws on hacking and blackmail.
—Emma Roth, The Verge, 19 July 2024
And a 17-year-old was arrested on suspicion of stealing a Chevy Tahoe belonging to former president Donald Trump’s campaign advance team.
—Alison Dirr, Journal Sentinel, 19 July 2024
Advertisement Breanna Shields, 31, was arrested on suspicion of kidnapping, a felony charge that is punishable by up to 11 years in prison.
—Tony Briscoe, Los Angeles Times, 13 July 2024
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