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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Allen was booked into San Francisco County Jail on suspicion of murder and first-degree burglary.
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Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 5 Dec. 2025
Fifteen people from various construction companies have been arrested so far on suspicion of manslaughter.
—Jennifer Jett, NBC news, 4 Dec. 2025
Dwight William Rhone, 74, was arrested last year on suspicion of shooting Bernardo Moreno, 54, and setting the victim’s body on fire in the South Bay.
—Caleb Lunetta, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Dec. 2025
The driver of the Tesla stayed at the scene and was arrested on suspicion of DUI, the CHP said.
—Jose Fabian, CBS News, 3 Dec. 2025
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Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 5 Dec. 2025
Fifteen people from various construction companies have been arrested so far on suspicion of manslaughter.
—Jennifer Jett, NBC news, 4 Dec. 2025
Dwight William Rhone, 74, was arrested last year on suspicion of shooting Bernardo Moreno, 54, and setting the victim’s body on fire in the South Bay.
—Caleb Lunetta, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Dec. 2025
The driver of the Tesla stayed at the scene and was arrested on suspicion of DUI, the CHP said.
—Jose Fabian, CBS News, 3 Dec. 2025
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“On suspicion of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/on%20suspicion%20of. Accessed 12 Dec. 2025.
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