- suspect
- Verb: To entertain a suspicion of guilt. To hold a faint belief. To believe something, knowing the lack of proof to sustain the belief. Noun: One under suspicion of guilt of a crime.
Ballentine's law dictionary. Anderson, W.S.. 1998.
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suspect — suspect, ecte [ syspɛ(kt), ɛkt ] adj. et n. • 1355; lat. suspectus, de suspicere « regarder de bas en haut » 1 ♦ (Personnes) Qui est soupçonné ou qui prête au soupçon, éveille les soupçons. « Un être étrange, inquiétant, suspect à tous » (France) … Encyclopédie Universelle
suspect — Suspect, [susp]ecte. adj. Qui cause du soupçon, de la défiance, de qui on a sujet de se defier, qu on soupçonne de quelque chose. Ce Rapporteur m est suspect, me devient suspect. il m est suspect en ce que ... tout ce qui vient de sa part m est… … Dictionnaire de l'Académie française
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suspect — SUSPÉCT, Ă, suspecţi, te, adj. (Adesea substantivat) Care este bănuit, care dă de bănuit; care inspiră neîncredere, de care trebuie să te fereşti; dubios, îndoielnic. – Din fr. suspect, lat. suspectus. Trimis de RACAI, 07.12.2003. Sursa: DEX 98 … Dicționar Român
suspect — Ⅰ. suspect UK US /səˈspekt/ verb [T] ► to believe that something, usually something bad, may be true or may have happened: suspect that »The bank suspects that fraud has occurred. »suspect fraud/dishonesty/foul play ► to believe that someone is… … Financial and business terms
suspect — suspect, suspicious 1. Suspect is pronounced with the stress on the first syllable as a noun (the chief suspect) and adjective (a suspect package), and with the stress on the second syllable as a verb (They suspect something). 2. As an adjective … Modern English usage
suspect — sus·pect 1 / səs ˌpekt, sə spekt/ adj [Latin suspectus, from past participle of suspicere to look up at, regard with awe, suspect, from sub sus up, secretly + specere to look at]: regarded or deserving to be regarded with suspicion or heightened… … Law dictionary
Suspect — Sus*pect , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Suspected}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Suspecting}.] 1. To imagine to exist; to have a slight or vague opinion of the existence of, without proof, and often upon weak evidence or no evidence; to mistrust; to surmise;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
