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Definition of suspect
1 : regarded or deserving to be regarded with suspicion : suspected investigates suspect employees
2 : doubtful, questionable whose skills are suspect — Peter Vecsey
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Examples of suspect in a Sentence
The room had a suspect odor.
since she was carrying no cash or credit cards, her claim to the store's detectives that she had intended to pay for the items was suspect
Recent Examples of suspect from the Web
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Witnesses were able to give investigators a description of the suspect vehicle, Robertson said.
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Police said investiators were able to trace Randle’s cell phone until it was turned off and are checking the trace locations for pictures, surveillance footage or witnesses who may have seen the girl or the suspect’s vehicle, NBC 5 reported.
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U.S. law enforcement is taking note of Miami's reputation as a lock box for suspect money.
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However, Iranian video of Shaheed 129s launching Sadid-1 missiles are suspect, and one expert quoted by War Is Boring believes sanctions are interfering with Iran's ability to manufacture them.
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But there are a few people definitely left over on the suspect list, and one of the hottest theories at the moment is that Spencer Hastings might actually have a secret twin sister.
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This notification will enable your account to be flagged, so that your purchases won't be suspect by being made in a place other than your hometown.
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The Kansas City Star There is no suspect description at this time.
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In Willington, Mailhos said, 625 of about 2,000 single-family homes in her community were built during the suspect time period.
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Origin and Etymology of suspect
Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin suspectus, from past participle of suspicere
Definition of suspect
: one that is suspected; especially : a person suspected of a crime
Examples of suspect in a Sentence
One suspect has been arrested.
She is a possible suspect in connection with the kidnapping.
The prime suspect for the food poisoning is the potato salad.
Recent Examples of suspect from the Web
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Wimbledon 2017 preview roundtable: Predictions, dark horses, more The men's side are led by the usual suspects, with defending champion Andy Murray taking the No. 1 seed.
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Police are searching for a suspect in the Friday morning stabbing of a woman in Carpentersville, police said.
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Detectives with the Aberdeen Police Department obtained surveillance footage of the suspect and released his photo to the public.
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Because the value of the DVDs amounted to less than $100, the suspect was given only a citation by the Dark Knight.
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During the trial, Yanez's partner — Joseph Kauser — also took the stand, admitting that the officer believed Castile resembled a robbery suspect.
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The pulsing of the tides has been one long-standing suspect, but their effect is weak or nonexistent.
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First Known Use of suspect
1591
Other Legal Terms
Definition of suspect
transitive verb
1 : to imagine (one) to be guilty or culpable on slight evidence or without proof suspect him of giving false information
2 : to have doubts of : distrust suspects her motives
3 : to imagine to exist or be true, likely, or probable I suspect he's right
intransitive verb
: to imagine something to be true or likely
Examples of suspect in a Sentence
He's suspected in four burglaries.
The police do not suspect murder in this case.
The fire chief suspects arson.
I suspect it will rain.
Call the doctor immediately if you suspect you've been infected.
The latest research confirms what scientists have long suspected.
I suspect she's not who she says she is.
“We haven't done our homework.” “I suspected as much.”
I suspected his motives in giving me the money.
I have reason to suspect her sincerity when she makes promises like that.
Recent Examples of suspect from the Web
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Neither alcohol nor drugs are suspected to be factors in Hackman’s collision, and the incident remains under investigation.
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And one 2014 report from George Washington University suspects that activated charcoal may have caused colitis (inflammation in the colon) in one patient who repeatedly used it to detoxify his body on his own.
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One suspects the Queen, who spent Thursday at Royal Ascot, where the crowds applauded her arrival, would rather her grandson had stayed quiet on the matter of monarchical destiny.
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Heather suspected her daughter might come out, and disagreed with the practice.
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Scanning the austere coastline surrounding South Australia’s Spencer Gulf, there would be little reason to suspect that anything extraordinary ever happens in this place.
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SUSPECT Defined for English Language Learners
suspect
playDefinition of suspect for English Language Learners
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: not able to be trusted : causing feelings of doubt or suspicion
suspect
playDefinition of suspect for English Language Learners
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: a person who is believed to be possibly guilty of committing a crime
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: a thing that is thought of as a possible cause of something bad
suspect
playDefinition of suspect for English Language Learners
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: to think that (someone) is possibly guilty of a crime or of doing something wrong
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: to think that (something) is possibly the cause of something bad
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: to think that (a crime) has possibly been committed
SUSPECT Defined for Kids
Definition of suspect for Students
suspected
;suspecting
1 : to suppose to be true or likely I hid the money where no one would suspect.
2 : to have doubts of : distrust I suspect his reasons for helping.
3 : to imagine to be guilty without proof “And if anyone here suspects us of murder, forget it, we both have … alibis.” — Ellen Raskin, The Westing Game
Definition of suspect for Students
: a person who is thought to be guilty of something
Definition of suspect for Students
: thought of with suspicion Her honesty is suspect.
Law Dictionary
Legal Definition of suspect
: regarded or deserving to be regarded with suspicion or heightened scrutiny
Origin and Etymology of suspect
Latin suspectus, from past participle of suspicere to look up at, regard with awe, suspect, from sub- sus- up, secretly + specere to look at
Legal Definition of suspect
: a person suspected of a crime; also : a person apprehended for but not yet charged with an offense
Legal Definition of suspect
1 : to imagine (one) to be guilty on slight evidence or without proof
2 : to imagine to exist or be probable they had reasonable cause to suspect abuse
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