Definition of Suspect
Suspect
sus·pect


Definition/Meaning
(verb)
to believe or think that someone is guilty of an illegal or criminal act;

e.g. The police suspect that there was a third perpetrator who had managed to escape after the attack.

(verb)
to doubt;

e.g. She suspects his over truthfulness and cheerfulness.

(verb)
to imagine or believe the existence of something or for something to be true or likely;

e.g. I suspect that he's right about the gas leak.

(noun)
a person who is thought to be guilty of a crime;

e.g. Police have arrested three suspects who are believed to be a part of the attack.

(adjective)
suspicious or questionable;

e.g. Louis investigated the suspect associate who he believed had never really gone to college.



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