A '''suspect''' 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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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.