Definitions for suspect
səˈspɛkt; ˈsʌs pɛkt; ˈsʌs pɛkt, səˈspɛktsus·pect

Princeton's WordNet(1.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. suspect(noun)

   someone who is under suspicion

2. defendant, suspect(adj)

   a person or institution against whom an action is brought in a court of law; the person being sued or accused

3. fishy, funny, shady, suspect, suspicious(verb)

   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"

4. suspect, surmise(verb)

   imagine to be the case or true or probable

   "I suspect he is a fugitive"; "I surmised that the butler did it"

5. distrust, mistrust, suspect(verb)

   regard as untrustworthy; regard with suspicion; have no faith or confidence in

6. suspect(verb)

   hold in suspicion; believe to be guilty

   "The U.S. suspected Bin Laden as the mastermind behind the terrorist attacks"

Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. suspect(Noun)

   A person who is suspected of something, in particular of committing a crime.

   Round up the usual suspects. uE000146841uE001 Casablanca

2. suspect(Verb)

   To imagine or suppose (something) to be true without evidence.

   I suspect his theory.

3. suspect(Verb)

   To distrust or have doubts about (something or someone).

   I suspect him of lying.

4. suspect(Verb)

   To believe (someone) to be guilty.

   If you asked me who the thief is, I would suspect him.

5. suspect(Verb)

   To have suspicion.

6. suspect(Adjective)

   To be viewed with suspicion.

   The figures in these accounts look suspect uE000146842uE001 I think someone has been cooking the books.

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Suspect(adj)

   suspicious; inspiring distrust

   Etymology: [LL. suspectus. See Suspect, a.]

2. Suspect(adj)

   suspected; distrusted

   Etymology: [LL. suspectus. See Suspect, a.]

3. Suspect(adj)

   suspicion

   Etymology: [LL. suspectus. See Suspect, a.]

4. Suspect(adj)

   one who, or that which, is suspected; an object of suspicion; -- formerly applied to persons and things; now, only to persons suspected of crime

   Etymology: [LL. suspectus. See Suspect, a.]

5. Suspect(verb)

   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; -- commonly used regarding something unfavorable, hurtful, or wrong; as, to suspect the presence of disease

   Etymology: [LL. suspectus. See Suspect, a.]

6. Suspect(verb)

   to imagine to be guilty, upon slight evidence, or without proof; as, to suspect one of equivocation

   Etymology: [LL. suspectus. See Suspect, a.]

7. Suspect(verb)

   to hold to be uncertain; to doubt; to mistrust; to distruct; as, to suspect the truth of a story

   Etymology: [LL. suspectus. See Suspect, a.]

8. Suspect(verb)

   to look up to; to respect

   Etymology: [LL. suspectus. See Suspect, a.]

9. Suspect(verb)

   to imagine guilt; to have a suspicion or suspicions; to be suspicious

   Etymology: [LL. suspectus. See Suspect, a.]

Freebase(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Suspect

   In the law enforcement jargon, a suspect is a known person suspected of committing a crime. Police and reporters in the United States often incorrectly use the word suspect when referring to the perpetrator of the offense. The perpetrator is the robber, assailant, counterfeiter, etc. --the person who actually committed the crime. The distinction between suspect and perpetrator recognizes that the suspect is not known to have committed the offense, while the perpetrator—who may not yet have been suspected of the crime, and is thus not necessarily a suspect—is the one who actually did. The suspect may be a different person from the perpetrator, or there may have been no actual crime, which would mean there is no perpetrator. A common error in police reports is a witness description of the suspect. Frequently it is stated that police are looking for the suspect, when there is no suspect; the police could be looking for a suspect, but they are surely looking for the perpetrator, and very often it is impossible to tell from such a police report whether there is a suspect or not. Possibly because of the misuse of suspect to mean perpetrator, police in the early 21st century began to use person of interest, possible suspect, and even possible person of interest, to mean suspect.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Suspect

   sus-pekt′, v.t. to mistrust: to imagine to be guilty: to doubt: to have a slight opinion that something exists, but without sufficient evidence, to conjecture.—v.i. to imagine guilt, to be suspicious.—n. a person suspected.—adv. Suspec′tedly.—n. Suspec′tedness.—adj. Suspect′less, not suspected. [L. suspicĕre, suspectum, to look at secretly—sub, up, specĕre, to look at.]

Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. suspect

   1. In counterdrug operations, a track of interest where correlating information actually ties the track of interest to alleged illegal drug operations. See also counterdrug operations; track of interest. 2. An identity applied to a track that is potentially hostile because of its characteristics, behavior, origin, or nationality. See also assumed friend; hostile; neutral; unknown.

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'suspect' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #4839

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'suspect' in Written Corpus Frequency: #2302

3. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'suspect' in Nouns Frequency: #2663

4. Verbs Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'suspect' in Verbs Frequency: #471

Anagrams for suspect »

1. cupsets

How to pronounce suspect?

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   Alex

   US English

   

   Daniel

   British

   

   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

   Indian

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of suspect in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of suspect in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of suspect in a Sentence

1. Charlie Thomas:

   The UK's current policy sends a mixed message ... but I suspect it is mainly driven by pressures from the Treasury (finance ministry).

2. Deputy Thomas Gilliland:

   He was pumping into his vehicle, and the male suspect came up behind him and shot the deputy multiple times, the deputy fell to the ground, the suspect came over and shot the deputy again multiple times as he lay on the ground.

3. Patrick Spencer:

   He was pretty bloody, and the wife was trying to get him in their vehicle to get him away from the suspect.

4. Peter Cardillo:

   I suspect we could be in for a nice rally in spite of the fact the Fed is likely to raise interest rates next week.

5. Houston Police Officer John Moore:

   She called to tell them he was there, there is a suspect in custody believed to be the shooter.

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