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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