Suspect

A person suspected to have committed a crime, but who has not yet been convicted.

Explanation attempts (122)

27 Oct 2012 10:35

Person who may have committed the crime and being subjected to further investigation but not enough evidence at the time to charge them. They may or may not be guilty.

28 Oct 2012 19:45

Someone that has some sort of means to have committed a crime or helped. evidence of crime or attempt

28 Oct 2012 23:11

Someone who is thought to have commited a crime but has yet to be proved guilty or innocent.

29 Oct 2012 20:53

Someone suspected of a crime and being prosecuted under the law to ascertain if guilty or innocent

29 Oct 2012 21:01

A person who is accused of committing a crime.

29 Oct 2012 22:13

Someone who is suspected by the police of commiting an offence, but not yet charged or convicted.

30 Oct 2012 15:02

Someone who may have been the perpetrator of a crime who should be investigated but has not yet been formally accused or charged

30 Oct 2012 18:43

A person who is a suspect is thought to possibly have done something wrong, but it has yet to be proven.

30 Oct 2012 20:06

An individual who the legal system believe may be responsible for a crime; they need to go through further questioning or go to court to prove whether they are guilty or innocent.

30 Oct 2012 20:33

Someone who is "believed" to have committed an offence.

30 Oct 2012 20:52

because they could not prove that they owned the car, they were treated as suspects for the theft of the car

31 Oct 2012 00:42

Someone who is considered likely to have committed a crime, or has been linked with committing a crime.

31 Oct 2012 10:04

Someone who is assumed to have committed a crime. However a person is only a suspect until proven guilty

31 Oct 2012 12:01

A person who is believed to be responsible for a crime but it has not been proved

31 Oct 2012 14:10

Anyone who could possibly have committed the crime in question.

31 Oct 2012 15:12

A point of interest, be it person or object, that draws attention to itself by being outside of the normal expectations.

31 Oct 2012 18:28

Person believed by authorities to be guilty of an offence where guilt has not been formally proven.

31 Oct 2012 19:03

A person who is believed to have done something, for example committed a crime.

31 Oct 2012 20:28

a person who may be linked with the crime either directly or possibly with being in the vicinity at the time of the crime

31 Oct 2012 20:43

Is a person or persons the police, or such like, think have committed a crime, and can remain a suspect until proven guilty of the crime

31 Oct 2012 21:59

I think this means that its someone who is suspected of committing a crime or assumption based on evidence perhaps

31 Oct 2012 22:06

A person whom the police or investigators believe may be responsible for a crime.

31 Oct 2012 22:25

The person who is suspected of either doing the crime or assisting with the crime or offence.

31 Oct 2012 22:48

A person thought to be involved in the crime, sometimes backed up with evidence

31 Oct 2012 22:50

Someone who isn't a witness in a case, but is someone the police think has committed a crime.

1 Nov 2012 17:58

Somebody that you believe to be the culprit.

1 Nov 2012 21:22

A person who is suspected of a crime or similar related offence.

1 Nov 2012 21:52

Someone who is considered by the police as the possible person who has committed the crime. Usually as there is some evidence linking them to the crime and/or that they may have a motive.

20 Nov 2012 20:03

Someone who the authorities believe may have been involved in carrying out or facilitating a crime, based on evidence.

20 Nov 2012 21:04

The person that the police are after the person suspected to have committed the crime

21 Nov 2012 00:48

The individual who is accused of committing a crime. They don't even have to be believed to be guilty, simply accused.

21 Nov 2012 01:15

Someone who is suspected of a crime but hadn't yet been charged

21 Nov 2012 01:43

Someone suspected of committing a crime

21 Nov 2012 08:22

A person who is suspected by the police of having committed a crime.

21 Nov 2012 10:08

The person who the police think may have committed a crime, but do not yet have sufficient evidence to charge them, or prove their innocence.

21 Nov 2012 17:41

Someone believed to possibly be guilty

21 Nov 2012 19:07

Evidence to suggest wrong doing.

26 Nov 2012 19:28

A person or entity considered as a potential perpetrator of a criminal act.

6 Dec 2012 11:33

accused of being involved in a crime but not enough evidence to be arrested

11 Nov 2013 16:43

well it can be a verb ... so like, the police could suspect that Frank was guilty of murder due to some particularly suspect (adjective) behaviour. So they would be suspicious of Frank. And therefore Frank would be a suspect (noun). So I would suspect that Frank is now under "criminal investigation".

14 Nov 2013 20:57

A person who is understood as being possibly responsible for a criminal offence.

14 Nov 2013 21:06

Someone who is a possible offender

14 Nov 2013 21:37

A suspect is a person whom the police may be investigating and possibly believe committed a crime

14 Nov 2013 21:40

Someone who has reason or cause to comit the offence from the view of the police based on the evidence collected.

14 Nov 2013 21:41

In a criminal investigation a suspect is one or many persons who the investigative team believe may have committed the offence they are investigating.

14 Nov 2013 22:49

A person who is suspected of committing the crime. They haven't been charged at this point.

14 Nov 2013 23:16

if your a suspect then your a potential candidate for the crime that has been committed.

15 Nov 2013 09:00

Someone who is thought to be involved in a crime and that is being investigated

15 Nov 2013 09:18

The person they think did it.

15 Nov 2013 09:25

a likely causation or subject

15 Nov 2013 17:47

As a noun - Someone who the police have reason to believe is responsible for/involved in a crime, but has not been officially charged or prosecuted. As an adjective - Behaviour which is suspicious in some way.

16 Nov 2013 10:20

The person that they believe has done the crime.

16 Nov 2013 14:32

When a crime has been committed, someone is responsible for it. So by gathering evidence they will have leads that indicate possible people that could have done the crime. These are suspects of the investigation.

16 Nov 2013 18:14

Someone who is thought to be guilty of committing an act

17 Nov 2013 10:44

A suspect is the person who is being accused or questioned about committing a crime.

17 Nov 2013 17:04

Somebody who is involved with an investigation, and perceived to have information which could resolve in them being guilty or innocent.

17 Nov 2013 17:11

a person who is under suspicious for committing a crime

17 Nov 2013 17:37

A person suspected of committing a crime.

17 Nov 2013 18:15

a suspect in a crime

17 Nov 2013 18:17

a person who is suspected of committing a crime

17 Nov 2013 18:26

someone that you think committed a crime

17 Nov 2013 18:47

The suspect is the person that is likely to have committed the crime as all clues are pointing in that direction

17 Nov 2013 18:50

the person who is suspected of a comitting a crime

17 Nov 2013 20:12

A person who is believed to have committed a criminal offence but who has not yet been convicted.

17 Nov 2013 23:21

suspect is a person who is under the suspicion from law, they are innocent until proven guilty

18 Nov 2013 16:10

If somebody is a suspect they are potentially involved in the given crime. They will either be found guilty or not guilty.

18 Nov 2013 17:19

The person suspected to have committed the crime in question.

18 Nov 2013 19:30

person who is suspected of a crime

18 Nov 2013 21:41

Someone who is suspected of doing something that has not yet been proven

18 Nov 2013 22:02

Some one who as been as used of doing something wrong

19 Nov 2013 09:06

Someone who is thought to have committed an act of some description

28 Oct 2014 16:39

A person suspected as someone who may have commited a crime.

29 Oct 2014 11:32

The individual that the police/ CJS believe perpetrated the crime.

5 Nov 2014 12:51

Someone who can be accused of committing a crime due to evidence that holds them in that place or a relevant motive without an alibi.

5 Nov 2014 21:40

that it is possible that a person has committed a particular act

6 Nov 2014 20:53

you think the person has done the deed but you don't know

7 Nov 2014 20:44

the individual who carried out the offence.

7 Nov 2014 22:13

Someone who is considered to be involved with a crime in some way.

8 Nov 2014 11:37

Somebody who is under investigation for having committed a crime but has not yet been charged.

10 Nov 2014 10:36

Somebody who is likely to have committed a crime

10 Nov 2014 22:05

A person who is thought to of committed crime. Somebody who they will ask questions to, to find out more about an incident

10 Nov 2014 22:06

Someone that is supposed to have committed a crime

10 Nov 2014 22:14

Person considered to have been involved in criminal activity

10 Nov 2014 22:22

Someone who is implicated in a crime, who Is suspected of commiting a crime

11 Nov 2014 14:04

Someone that police/officers deem to be involved in or responsible of the crime in question

11 Nov 2014 15:04

Someone who is suspected to be guilty of a crime. Somone who is being questioned or someone being watched by the police.

7 Nov 2015 00:12

Tha person who is most likely to have comitted the crine.

9 Nov 2015 18:31

An individual the investigating services believe to be connected to the crime that has been committed, or the perpetrator but have to allow reasonable innocence as evidence has not been fully collated to prove their guilt, or a judge in the court of law has not declared them guilty.

12 Nov 2015 11:29

Someone who is on a list of people who are deemed to be most likely associated with the crime.

17 Nov 2015 10:56

A suspect is a person whom legal services believe could be involved in a crime based on details of their account of events not adding up and raising suspicion, or when a person's whereabouts cannot be accounted for during the time of a crime implying that they could have been at the scene, or someone with potential motive to commit an a certain crime being investigated.

18 Nov 2015 18:20

When someone thinks it is a high probability.

21 Nov 2015 17:38

The police and courts think they know that a certain person has committed a crime but it has to be proven in court.

22 Nov 2015 00:43

If you thought to be involved

23 Nov 2015 09:31

Someone suspected of committing a criminal act or suspected of doing something important to the case.

23 Nov 2015 11:55

a person of interest in a police investigation

24 Nov 2015 20:41

It refers to somebody who is suspected of committing a crime.

8 Nov 2016 16:06

A suspect is someone who the police think may be responsible for a crime that they are investigating, someone they are questioning related to an offense.

9 Nov 2016 14:24

A person who the police / detectives think may be the person who committed a serious crime

9 Nov 2016 14:35

Person whom the the evidence is suggesting committed a crime

9 Nov 2016 15:00

Someone who is in question for an action of which may of caused harm to Someone or something!

9 Nov 2016 23:23

Someone who has done something against the law so is getting in trouble by the people in power

10 Nov 2016 10:44

Somebody who is accused of committing the crime or another lesser charge that somehow connected with the case in question.

14 Nov 2016 00:08

Someone who is possibly the culprit in a crime.

14 Nov 2016 13:51

A suspect is someone that may have a connection to the crime. This does not mean they necessarily will have done the crime, but may have an association with it

14 Nov 2016 18:05

Person accused of breaking the law

14 Nov 2016 18:08

Someone who the courts have reason to believe could have caused an illegal act. There's no solid proof that they did do the crime but there is reason to believe they did

14 Nov 2016 21:24

Suspect describes a situation whereby there is sufficient evidence perhaps circumstantial against a person to warrant further investigation

15 Nov 2016 12:44

Someone who is believed to be guilty of an illegal act and is held in custody against their will till proven guilty or innocent with evidence.

9 Nov 2017 21:28

someone who is suspicious

10 Nov 2017 15:37

Someone who has been involved in an act of some sort. Someone who was on the scene of the incident and who experienced what happened. A suspect who would have seen the incident would then be questioned by the police, to find out what exactly happened.

12 Nov 2017 19:17

A person who is suspected of a crime but it hasn't been proven yet.

12 Nov 2017 21:27

Someone who the police think is associated with a crime

19 Nov 2023 18:31

An individual that may or may not be involved in a crime

19 Nov 2023 19:54

Somebody accused of doing something

19 Nov 2023 23:43

Someone who is potentially the individual who carried out a crime, suspects are usually chosen due to specific evidence at the scene

20 Nov 2023 14:26

The person that has allegedly committed an action or found themselves on the wrong side of the law.

20 Nov 2023 15:19

An individual who is being regarded as guilty of the action/incident being investigated

21 Nov 2023 12:37

Person suspected of something

21 Nov 2023 16:12

The person that has been detained and is under question because of something they have done

21 Nov 2023 19:25

someone who might have commited a crime

21 Nov 2023 22:10

A person who is considered to have committed the crime in question based on some form of evidence.

13 Dec 2023 16:03

An individual(s) who may be involved in a legal case due to their possible involvement in a subject regarded to the case.

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