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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Innovative murder-mystery comedy The Afterparty sees a group of ex-classmates under suspicion for the murder of an old friend.
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Marianne Eloise, Vulture, 15 Mar. 2024
Several major opposition figures face corruption charges, notably the former finance minister and Congress Party leader P. Chidambaram, who was arrested in August under suspicion of embezzlement and money laundering.
—Pratap Bhanu Mehta, Foreign Affairs, 20 Sep. 2019
The Milwaukee County Sheriff's Office previously said a deputy fired multiple times Sunday evening at a man who was wanted under suspicion of domestic violence and had led officers on a car chase nearing 100 mph.
—Elliot Hughes, Journal Sentinel, 8 May 2024
Yamakawa, who used an online tool to modify the game’s save data, was arrested under suspicion of violating a Japanese law known as the Unfair Competition Prevention Act.
—Amrita Khalid, The Verge, 12 Apr. 2024
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Marianne Eloise, Vulture, 15 Mar. 2024
Several major opposition figures face corruption charges, notably the former finance minister and Congress Party leader P. Chidambaram, who was arrested in August under suspicion of embezzlement and money laundering.
—Pratap Bhanu Mehta, Foreign Affairs, 20 Sep. 2019
The Milwaukee County Sheriff's Office previously said a deputy fired multiple times Sunday evening at a man who was wanted under suspicion of domestic violence and had led officers on a car chase nearing 100 mph.
—Elliot Hughes, Journal Sentinel, 8 May 2024
Yamakawa, who used an online tool to modify the game’s save data, was arrested under suspicion of violating a Japanese law known as the Unfair Competition Prevention Act.
—Amrita Khalid, The Verge, 12 Apr. 2024
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“Under suspicion.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/under%20suspicion. Accessed 27 Jul. 2024.
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