SUSPECT Meaning and
Definition
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Suspect is a verb that refers to feeling or expressing suspicion or doubt about someone or something. It is the act of believing or considering someone or something to be guilty or dishonest based on evidence, knowledge, or intuition. When a person suspects, they have an inclination or a notion that someone may have committed a crime or engage in dubious activities. This feeling arises from a lack of trust or from observing behaviors or circumstances that arouse suspicion.
In a legal context, a suspect is a person who is under investigation or is believed to have committed an offense or wrongdoing. In this sense, a suspect is someone who is being treated as potentially guilty until proven innocent. Law enforcement authorities may identify and question individuals who they suspect are involved in criminal activities based on evidence or eyewitness testimonies.
As a noun, suspect refers to the person who is under suspicion or the focus of investigation. It can also refer to the act of viewing someone as potentially guilty. Suspects are subjected to scrutiny and closer observation until their innocence or guilt can be established through a legal process.
In summary, suspect is a term used to describe the state of suspicion or the act of regarding someone with doubt or distrust. It encompasses the belief that someone may be involved in dishonest or criminal activities, as well as the individual being investigated or viewed as potentially guilty.
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• To imagine or be of opinion that something exists, but without positive evidence; to mistrust; to doubt; to imagine to be guilty.
• A doubtful or suspected person.
Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language. By Stormonth, James, Phelp, P. H. Published 1874.
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Etymology of SUSPECT
The word suspect originated from the Latin term suspectus, which is the past participle of the verb suspicere. Suspicere is a combination of two Latin words: sub meaning from below or infer and specere meaning to look. Therefore, suspect originally meant look from below or look at with suspicion. The term gradually evolved in Middle English as suspecten and later transformed into the modern word suspect.
Idioms with the word SUSPECT
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The idiom "suspect someone of something" means to have a belief or suspicion that someone is involved in or guilty of something, typically something negative or illegal. It implies doubting the intentions, actions, or character of the person in question.
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Conjugate verb Suspect
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