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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Last February, soldiers ransacked Eid’s home and, on finding his life savings in cash, turned him over to the police under suspicion of selling guns or drugs.
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Ben Ehrenreich, Harpers Magazine, 26 Mar. 2025
Several of Netanyahu’s cronies and aides remain under suspicion of involvement in such a scheme and are waiting for the prosecutors to decide on indictments.
—Aluf Benn, Foreign Affairs, 6 Feb. 2019
Innovative murder-mystery comedy The Afterparty sees a group of ex-classmates under suspicion for the murder of an old friend.
—Marianne Eloise, Vulture, 14 Mar. 2025
Las week, Trump invoked the 1798 Alien Enemies Act as the basis for the deportation of hundreds of Venezuelan citizens under suspicion of their membership with the gang.
—Fernando Cervantes Jr., USA TODAY, 18 Mar. 2025
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Ben Ehrenreich, Harpers Magazine, 26 Mar. 2025
Several of Netanyahu’s cronies and aides remain under suspicion of involvement in such a scheme and are waiting for the prosecutors to decide on indictments.
—Aluf Benn, Foreign Affairs, 6 Feb. 2019
Innovative murder-mystery comedy The Afterparty sees a group of ex-classmates under suspicion for the murder of an old friend.
—Marianne Eloise, Vulture, 14 Mar. 2025
Las week, Trump invoked the 1798 Alien Enemies Act as the basis for the deportation of hundreds of Venezuelan citizens under suspicion of their membership with the gang.
—Fernando Cervantes Jr., USA TODAY, 18 Mar. 2025
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“Under suspicion.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/under%20suspicion. Accessed 4 May. 2025.
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