Meaning

noun someone who is under suspicion

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

verb imagine to be the case or true or probable

originFrom Old French suspect, from Latin suspectus, perfect passive participle of suspiciō (“mistrust, suspect”), from sub (“under”), + speciō (“watch, look at”).

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