Noun
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a person or institution against whom an action is brought in a court of law
the person being sued or accused
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someone who is under suspicion
Verb
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hold in suspicion
believe to be guilty
"The U.S. suspected Bin Laden as the mastermind behind the terrorist attacks"
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regard as untrustworthy
regard with suspicion
have no faith or confidence in
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imagine to be the case or true or probable
"I suspect he is a fugitive"
"I surmised that the butler did it"
Adjective
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not as expected
"there was something fishy about the accident"
"up to some funny business"
"some definitely queer goings-on"
"a shady deal"
"her motives were suspect"
"suspicious behavior"