Definition: 1. Someone who is under suspicion. 2. A person or institution against whom an action is brought in a court of law; the person being sued or accused. 3. Imagine to be the case or true or probable. 4. Regard as untrustworthy; regard with suspicion; have no faith or confidence in. 5. Hold in suspicion; believe to be guilty. 6. Not as expected.
Use 'suspect' in a sentence:
1. The suspect is being kept under observation.
2. Otherwise, the suspect must put up bail.
3. The drug is suspected of causing over 200 deaths.
4. I suspect he's a closet fascist.
5. Doctors suspect he may have a heart condition.
6. Police refused to divulge the identity of the suspect.
7. You're a suspect, not a detective, and don't you forget it.
8. The suspects' stories just don't match up.
9. The bodies were identified as those of two suspected drug dealers.
10. The police have eliminated two suspects from their investigation.
11. I suspect that she is going to be transferred to Fort Meyer.
12. The suspect must put up bail.
13. Police have arrested a suspect in a series of killings and sexual assaults in the city.
14. He suspected that he was just a meal ticket for her.
15. Suspects must be cautioned before any questions are asked.
16. As I had suspected all along, he was not a real policeman.
17. Legal Protection and Remedy of Right of Personal Freedom of Suspect.
18. Second, it discusses how to set set my suspect knows the right system.
19. Six suspects are being held under the Prevention of Terrorism Act.
20. The answer, I suspect is, "You can't."
21. I suspected her motives in offering to help.
22. Two foreign suspects will be tried in absentia.
23. He's the police's prime suspect in this case.
24. Suspecting nothing, he walked right into the trap.
25. Law enforcement officials had definitively identified Blanco as a potential suspect.
26. The police are keeping the suspects under constant surveillance.
27. Delegates evacuated the building when a suspect package was found.
28. We suspect they are trying to hide something, hence the need for an independent inquiry.
29. I began to suspect they were trying to get rid of me.
30. I suspect there may be something funny going on.
31. I suspect that he was dismissed for political reasons.
32. Pictures of the suspect were published in all the daily papers.
33. Police immediately began an investigation, but did not suspect foul play.
34. Police suspect there may be a link between the two murders.
35. He is the prime suspect in the case.
36. Whom do the police suspect?
37. The suspect had refused to give any details of his identity and had carried no documents on his person.
38. The suspect has dark hair and green eyes.
39. The police car was gaining ground on the suspects.
40. If you suspect a gas leak, do not strike a match or even turn on an electric light.
41. Some parents hesitate to take these steps because they suspect that their child is exaggerating.
42. The suspect took a leap out of a third-storey window.
43. The suspect was taken to the nearest police station for questioning.
44. A number of suspects have been hauled in for questioning.
45. After hours of questioning, the suspect confessed.
46. I rather suspect we're making a mistake.
47. Some of the evidence they produced was highly suspect.
48. Police suspect a local gang.
49. It seems that the original suspect is in the clear.
50. The police say they suspect the attack was carried out by animal rights activists.
