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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At one point, he was captured by the British on suspicion of being a Patriot sympathizer during the American Revolution.
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William Tong, Chicago Tribune, 23 Aug. 2025
The parents of a missing 7-month-old Southern California child have been arrested on suspicion of murder after the child was falsely reported kidnapped, authorities said Friday.
—Louis Casiano, FOXNews.com, 23 Aug. 2025
The parents of missing 7-month-old Emmanuel Haro were arrested on suspicion of murder, though the child has not been found.
—Jenna Sundel
gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Aug. 2025
The man who fled, identified by police as Noel Trevino, 30, was booked into jail on suspicion of one count of murder.
—Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Aug. 2025
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William Tong, Chicago Tribune, 23 Aug. 2025
The parents of a missing 7-month-old Southern California child have been arrested on suspicion of murder after the child was falsely reported kidnapped, authorities said Friday.
—Louis Casiano, FOXNews.com, 23 Aug. 2025
The parents of missing 7-month-old Emmanuel Haro were arrested on suspicion of murder, though the child has not been found.
—Jenna Sundel
gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Aug. 2025
The man who fled, identified by police as Noel Trevino, 30, was booked into jail on suspicion of one count of murder.
—Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 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 29 Aug. 2025.
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