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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Mario Navarro Dominguez, 53, was arraigned Wednesday in Yolo Superior Court in Woodland on suspicion of murder before Yolo Superior Court Judge Stephen Mock.
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Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 30 Oct. 2025
Pearce was booked on suspicion of manslaughter, with bail set at $1 million.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 29 Oct. 2025
Authorities have confirmed a man fatally stabbed last week was the husband of the woman that Contra Costa Sheriff’s Office deputies arrested on suspicion of his killing.
—Rick Hurd, Mercury News, 29 Oct. 2025
Andrews was being held on a juvenile warrant out of Sacramento, and on an out-of-state arrest warrant on suspicion of homicide, the sheriff’s office said.
—Kc Baker, PEOPLE, 29 Oct. 2025
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Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 30 Oct. 2025
Pearce was booked on suspicion of manslaughter, with bail set at $1 million.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 29 Oct. 2025
Authorities have confirmed a man fatally stabbed last week was the husband of the woman that Contra Costa Sheriff’s Office deputies arrested on suspicion of his killing.
—Rick Hurd, Mercury News, 29 Oct. 2025
Andrews was being held on a juvenile warrant out of Sacramento, and on an out-of-state arrest warrant on suspicion of homicide, the sheriff’s office said.
—Kc Baker, PEOPLE, 29 Oct. 2025
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“On suspicion of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/on%20suspicion%20of. Accessed 7 Nov. 2025.
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