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| − | A '''suspect''' is someone who is thought to have committed a crime. There can be many suspects to a crime and | + | A '''suspect''' (noun) is someone who is thought to have committed a [[crime]]. There can be many suspects to a crime, both simultaneously and over the course of a [[police]] investigation. |
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| + | When used as a verb, the word '''suspect''' means to consider something (with little or no evidence) to be true or probable; alternatively, it can reference distrust regarding a person or object. | ||
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Latest revision as of 16:28, October 11, 2023
A suspect (noun) is someone who is thought to have committed a crime. There can be many suspects to a crime, both simultaneously and over the course of a police investigation.
When used as a verb, the word suspect means to consider something (with little or no evidence) to be true or probable; alternatively, it can reference distrust regarding a person or object.