Suspect ˈsʌspekt Noun Bre Murder Prime Case Detained
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suspect
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(noun)
Phonetic
BrE / ˈsʌspekt / NAmE / ˈsʌspekt /
Example
a murder suspect
he is the prime suspect in the case.
five suspects have been detained for questioning.
do you have a list of likely suspects?
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suspect
(noun)BrE / ˈsʌspekt / NAmE / ˈsʌspekt /
a person who is suspected of a crime or of having done something wrong
a murder suspect
He is the prime suspect in the case.
Five suspects have been detained for questioning.
Do you have a list of likely suspects?
Extra Examples
She has been identified as the chief suspect.
The army rounded up all the usual suspects.
The letter makes him a possible suspect for her murder.
The police have several suspects.
Two men were arrested as suspects in the bombing.
Word Origin
Middle English (originally as an adjective): from Latin suspectus ‘mistrusted’, past participle of suspicere, from sub- ‘from below’ + specere ‘to look’.
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