under suspicion
idiom
: thought possibly guilty of a crime or of doing something wrong : suspected
He is under suspicion of selling illegal drugs.
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Wallenberg was arrested under suspicion of being a U.S. spy, everybody agrees.
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John Hopewell, Variety, 15 Oct. 2025
Most were detainees taken by Israeli forces during the war in Gaza; however, the group also included 250 prisoners convicted of involvement in deadly attacks or held under suspicion of such security offenses, according to Reuters.
—Kathryn Palmer, USA Today, 13 Oct. 2025
All are under suspicion—and suspicious of each other.
—Agustino Fontevecchia, Forbes.com, 5 Sep. 2025
In a pre-Gotham era, putting someone under suspicion of wrongdoing might have required specific evidence linked to an event or witness account.
—Nicole M. Bennett, The Conversation, 27 Aug. 2025
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John Hopewell, Variety, 15 Oct. 2025
Most were detainees taken by Israeli forces during the war in Gaza; however, the group also included 250 prisoners convicted of involvement in deadly attacks or held under suspicion of such security offenses, according to Reuters.
—Kathryn Palmer, USA Today, 13 Oct. 2025
All are under suspicion—and suspicious of each other.
—Agustino Fontevecchia, Forbes.com, 5 Sep. 2025
In a pre-Gotham era, putting someone under suspicion of wrongdoing might have required specific evidence linked to an event or witness account.
—Nicole M. Bennett, The Conversation, 27 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for under suspicion
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“Under suspicion.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/under%20suspicion. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.
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