SUSPECT

Suspect

In the law enforcement jargon, a suspect is a known person suspected of committing a crime. Police and reporters in the United States often incorrectly use the word suspect when referring to the perpetrator of the offense . The perpetrator is the robber, assailant, counterfeiter, etc.—the person who actually committed the crime. The distinction between suspect and perpetrator recognizes that the suspect is not known to have committed the offense, while the perpetrator—who may not yet have been suspected of the crime, and is thus not necessarily a suspect—is the one who actually did. The suspect may be a different person ...

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suspect

Noun

  1. A person who is suspected of something, in particular of committing a crime.
    Round up the usual suspects. — Casablanca

Verb

  1. To imagine or suppose (something) to be true, or to exist, without proof.
    to suspect the presence of disease
  2. To distrust or have doubts about (something or someone).
    to suspect the truth of a story
  3. To believe (someone) to be guilty.
  4. To have suspicion.
  5. To look up to; to respect.

Adjective

  1. Viewed with suspicion; suspected.


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