Adjective
The room had a suspect odor.
since she was carrying no cash or credit cards, her claim to the store’s detectives that she had intended to pay for the items was suspect
Noun
One suspect has been arrested.
She is a possible suspect in connection with the kidnapping.
The prime suspect for the food poisoning is the potato salad.
Verb
He’s suspected in four burglaries.
The police do not suspect murder in this case.
The fire chief suspects arson.
I suspect it will rain.
Call the doctor immediately if you suspect you’ve been infected.
The latest research confirms what scientists have long suspected.
I suspect she’s not who she says she is.
“We haven’t done our homework.” “I suspected as much.”
I suspected his motives in giving me the money.
I have reason to suspect her sincerity when she makes promises like that.
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These examples are programmatically compiled from various online sources to illustrate current usage of the word ‘suspect.’ Any opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback about these examples.
The term suspect is an investigative term, not a legal term, Nancy. ❋ Unknown (2008)
It does not matter whether the suspect is a black, white or red man, the most important point here is that a man was being suspected for burgling his own house, his yelling could have made an intelligent officer to suspect that something must be wrong with the whole situation. stevegee ❋ Unknown (2009)
Its a common place of my community, and the fact that people don’t know that I learned how to think about this from listening to my parents and their friends sit around the living room and talk about tv, movies, and ‘the suspect is a black male’ does not mean it did not happen. ❋ Unknown (2009)
Personally, I believe that if a suspect is arrested and then convicted, his “demographic” is not the defining basis of that conviction. ❋ Unknown (2009)
There shouldn’t be exceptions to this, and it shouldn’t be based on the question of whether or not a suspect is a prisoner of war, an «enemy combatant,» a person of interest, or just a bunch of anti-Semitic crack addicts in the Bronx. ❋ Unknown (2009)
Law enforcement officials said the suspect is the person who bought the Nissan Pathfinder used in the bombing attempt. ❋ Unknown (2010)
It does not matter whether the suspect is a black, white or red man, the most important point here is that a man was being suspected for burgling his own house, his yelling could have made an intelligent officer to suspect that something must be wrong with the whole situation. ❋ Unknown (2009)
BUT when a suspect is arrested and interrogated, then the police officer had better had Mirandized the suspect or anything said during the interrogation is tossed out because he hadn’t been Mirandized. ❋ Unknown (2010)
Martin — the term suspect is a legal term which refers to someone suspected of having committed a criminal offence. ❋ Inspector Gadget (2008)
I also take issue with your presumtion that this suspect is a addict of any sort. ❋ Inspector Gadget (2008)
This may also occur where the court determines that the suspect is at risk of absconding before the trial, or is otherwise a risk to society. ❋ Unknown (2007)
In the 1984 film Revenge of the Nerds, a suspect is arrested for mopery, defined as «exposing yourself to a blind person.» ❋ Unknown (2007)
He ` s not what they call a suspect, but they ` re both, you know, people of interest. ❋ Unknown (2009)
White cops, afraid to poke into the murder of a black woman when the suspect is a white man she sheltered, draft Rawlins to investigate. ❋ Unknown (2006)
Especially, I might add, if the suspect is an alien, legal or otherwise, since so much of the debate about Padilla turns on the fact that he is, after all, a US citizen (and therefore should have at least some rights that the state is bound to respect)? continue reading … ❋ Unknown (2006)
Synopsis: A SF murder mystery where the suspect is a boy android. ❋ Unknown (2004)
Should the government have to show that the suspect is an agent of a foreign power? ❋ Unknown (2004)
5: Main suspect is a white middle-aged mother, and the actual perp is a teenage white girl. ❋ Unknown (2008)
[I don’t] [trust] Joe, he [kinda] suspect. ❋ Al (2003)
Sean: «Yo Michael, you heard [Old Man Jenkins] was at [Michelle’s] 4th birthday party?»
Michael: «That’s suspect as hell. WTF»
James: «Bro I finally caught two [squirrels] yesterday.»
Billy: «Why were you trying to catch squirrels?»
James: «Don’t worry about it……..»
Billy: «That’s so suspect……» ❋ Livingbakedashell (2011)
1. ([Benny]) Man this guy is such a suspect. (suspect) Hello [possums]…. ([Cridder]) Definately a suspect!
2. (Benny) that dude is acting suspect man. (Cridder) For sure look at his limp wristedness. ❋ Cridder (2006)
«this car [looks good]»
but [the other one] looks [kind of] suspect» ❋ Camel (2005)
Look at the way [femine] way that [Gary] [walks]. He’s a suspect. ❋ Sir D (2003)
ronnie: hey [tiff] i was with the guys yesterday & we were talking about which rapper is the best [looking in] the game cause i need to start [getting bitches] soon or…
Tiffany: or what… ? nigga you suspect ! ❋ DedaB (2011)
1) If a guy buys [Mariah Carey] AND [Destiny’s Child’s] cds just to listen to the music (and only to listen to the music mind you), then he is suspect for being gay
2) If your friend has [blood shot] eyes, pupils are baked, and always scratching his neck, then he’s a suspect for bein a crackhead ❋ Destinee Aka DiZzY (2005)
That muthafuccer [Smithers] is [Suspect].
A [Honda] is Hella Suspect. ❋ Yaboyace (2005)
❋ Anonymous (2003)
Did [the surprise party] live [up to] your [suspectations]? ❋ Quotejester (2010)
подозреваемый, подозревать, полагать, подозреваемый человек
прилагательное ↓
- подозрительный
his statement is suspect — его заявление не внушает доверия 
- подозреваемый
to hold smb. suspect — держать кого-л. на подозрении
глагол ↓
- подозревать
whom do you suspect? — кого вы подозреваете?
to suspect smb. of murder [of deceit, of treachery] — подозревать кого-л. в убийстве [в обмане, в предательстве]
to be suspected — быть на подозрении
he was suspected of theft — его подозревали в воровстве
- сомневаться в истинности (чего-л.), не доверять (чему-л.)
to suspect evidence — не доверять показаниям
he suspected the evidence of his eyes — он не верил своим глазам
I suspect the authenticity of the document — я сомневаюсь в подлинности документа
- предполагать, допускать
to suspect a plot [a collusion] — предполагать, что существует заговор [сговор]
to suspect nothing — ничего не подозревать, ни о чём не догадываться
I suspect danger — я предвижу опасность
- думать, полагать
you, I suspect, don’t care — вам, я полагаю, всё равно
he showed qualities that no one would have suspected him to possess — он обнаружил качества, которых в нём никто и не подозревал
I suspect that there is an error here — я подозреваю /думаю/, что тут ошибка
I suspect that he is right — думаю /полагаю/, что он прав; мне представляется, что он прав
существительное ↓
- подозреваемый или подозрительный человек
political suspects — (политически) неблагонадёжные люди
a suspect for murder — подозреваемый в убийстве; предполагаемый убийца
to arrest as a suspect — арестовать по подозрению
Мои примеры
Словосочетания
a freewill confession of guilt made by the suspect during police interrogation — добровольное признание вины, сделанное подозреваемым во время допроса в полиции
the police monitor the suspect’s moves — полиция контролирует / отслеживает передвижения подозреваемого
crime suspect — лицо, подозреваемое в совершении преступления
fleeing suspect — подозреваемый, скрывшийся с места преступления
political suspect — политически неблагонадёжный человек
suspect motive — подозрительный мотив
innocent suspect — подозреваемый, впоследствии признанный невиновным
politically suspect — политически неблагонадежный
possible suspect — потенциальный подозреваемый, возможный подозреваемый
to suspect in the crime — подозревать в совершении преступления
suspect/monitor model — модель подозрения/наблюдения (в отказоустойчивых системах)
suspect evidence — показания подозреваемого
Примеры с переводом
I suspect it will rain.
Подозреваю, что будет дождь.
Who do you suspect?
Кого вы подозреваете?
I suspect him to be mad.
Я думаю, что он сошёл с ума.
He was suspected of theft.
Его подозревали в краже.
The police shot the suspect in the leg.
Полицейский выстрелил подозреваемому в ногу.
He’s suspected of murder.
Его подозревают в убийстве.
The police will see me as the prime suspect.
Полиция будет считать меня главным подозреваемым.
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Примеры, ожидающие перевода
Police cornered the suspect in a backyard. 
She strongly suspected he was lying to her.
Police shadowed the suspect for several days.
Для того чтобы добавить вариант перевода, кликните по иконке ☰, напротив примера.
Возможные однокоренные слова
Формы слова
verb
I/you/we/they: suspect
he/she/it: suspects
ing ф. (present participle): suspecting
2-я ф. (past tense): suspected
3-я ф. (past participle): suspected
noun
ед. ч.(singular): suspect
мн. ч.(plural): suspects
From Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
An Iraqi police officer detains a suspect during a training exercise
A suspect is a person believed to have done something wrong, committed a crime or caused something bad to happen.[1] In criminal law a person who is under suspicion or under investigation by law enforcement is considered a suspect.[2] A prime suspect is believed by police to be the suspect who most probably committed a crime.[3] A formal suspect may be arrested when the facts and circumstances would lead a reasonable person to believe a suspect may have committed a crime or is about to.[2] In common law countries a suspect may have a defense attorney present while being questioned.[4] The attorney may advise his or her client (the suspect) how to answer questions.[4] Once a suspect is charged with a crime he or she becomes a defendant.[5]
Questioning a suspect[change | change source]
Common law countries[change | change source]
In the past in common law countries, a suspect could not be questioned against their will. In the United Kingdom, under the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984, police can require suspects to be questioned.[6] Suspects are now required to listen to all questions, but may legally refuse to answer a question.[6] In the UK once a suspect has been formally charged, no questions may be asked. In France, however, a suspect may still be questioned after being charged. The suspect may still legally refuse to answer any question.[6] In the United States, once a suspect becomes the prime suspect, they must be advised of their Miranda rights before they can be questioned.[3] Then they may be formally questioned, with a defence attorney present if the suspect requests one.[3]
Civil law countries[change | change source]
In civil law countries a suspect may be questioned by police and the judiciary. This is to decide if there is enough evidence against a subject to bring the suspect to trial.[7] There are three phases to the investigation. The first phase is a suspect is questioned by police. In the second phase the suspect is questioned by a magistrate (called a juge d’instruction in France).[7] The third phase is the trial conducted by a state prosecutor in front of a panel of judges or magistrates.[7] Then, if the investigation trial shows a case is strong enough, it is brought before a tribunal for trial.[7]
Terms confused with suspect[change | change source]
Person of interest[change | change source]
A person of interest is a non-legal term for someone police may be interested in. In some cases a person of interest may simply be someone who has information related to an investigation or could be a witness.[8] Police may be suspicious of someone, but do not have enough evidence to justify calling them a suspect.[8] Sometimes police also misuse the term ‘person of interest’ to mean the suspect.[9] Another use of the term is by writers meaning simply an interesting person.
An interrogation room in Germany
Perpetrator[change | change source]
Police and reporters sometimes misuse the term suspect to mean the perpetrator. A suspect is someone suspected of committing a crime. A perpetrator (slang perp) is a person who actually committed a crime.[9] Good police work will eliminate suspects until they find the perpetrator (also called a culprit).[10]
In the US and England, police have broad powers to arrest and detain suspects. In Canada police supposedly do not have that power.[10] In a crime that gets a lot of publicity, police will sometimes detain a suspect for a period of time, then release them with no charges filed.[10] Somehow the news media is informed of the release and a swarm of reporters and paparazzi are there to take pictures for next day’s tabloids.[10] Generally this is for a day or two in England.[10] In the US it can be up to 72 hours.[11] This process encourages the public to think of suspects as guilty, trusting the police would not arrest innocent people.[12] This is sometimes called «rounding up the usual suspects».[12] Sometimes police will call a suspect a perpetrator or person of interest and question them without giving a Miranda warning.[13] This is a technicality since in the US police are required to give a Miranda warning if arresting a suspect. If after arresting and then questioning a suspect, police may decide they have the perpetrator. Then they will hand the case over to the district attorney.[13]
References[change | change source]
- ↑ «suspect, noun [C]». Cambridge Dictionaries Online. Retrieved 2 August 2015.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 «Suspect Law & Legal Definition». USLegal.com. Retrieved 2 August 2015.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 «Prime Suspect Law & Legal Definition». USLegal.com. Retrieved 2 August 2015.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Vivienne O’Connor, ‘Common Law and Civil
Law Traditions’, INPROL (March, 2012), p. 24 - ↑ «Court Terminology». Office of the District Attorney. Davidson & Davie Counties. Retrieved 20 July 2017.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 John Bell, Cambridge Yearbook of European Legal Studies, Vol 6, 2003-2004 (Oxford: Hart Publishing Ltd, 2005), p. 211
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 Charles Maechling, Jr., ‘Borrowing from Europe’s Civil Law Tradition’, ABA Journal, Vol 77 (January 1991), p. 61
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 Chen, Stephanie (17 September 2009). «What does ‘person of interest’ mean? Nothing». CNN. Retrieved 20 July 2017.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 Shaw, Donna (February 2006). «Dilemma of Interest». AJR. Philip Merrill College of Journalism. Retrieved 20 July 2017.
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 10.3 10.4 Clay Powell (17 May 2011). «The difference between a suspect and culprit». The Londoner. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 2 August 2015.
- ↑ «How Long May Police Hold Suspects Before Charges Must be Filed?». FindLaw/Thomson Reuters. Retrieved 2 August 2015.
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 Roger J. R. Levesque, The Psychology and Law of Criminal Justice Processes (New York: Nova Science Publishers, 2005), pp. 3–4
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 «Role of the Police». American Justice Center. Archived from the original on 22 April 2015. Retrieved 2 August 2015.
Other websites[change | change source]
- How the World Treats Terrorist Suspects, National Geographic
- What are Miranda rights in other countries? Quora
- Is torture ever justified?
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The analysis is, however, suspect on several counts.
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I suspect that this over enthusiasm may turn off readers from what is an interesting volume in many ways.
All these cases, however, were resolved by eliciting confessions from the suspects after confronting them with the evidence.
This experience proves to be his passport from suspect outsider to the liminal status of trusted guest.
Either that control had weakened by the eighteenth century, or the model of ‘ social control ‘ at either period is suspect.
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