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suspected

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sus·pect  (s-spkt)
v. sus·pect·ed, sus·pect·ing, sus·pects
v.tr.
1. To surmise to be true or probable; imagine: I suspect they are very disappointed.
2. To have doubts about; distrust: I suspect his motives.
3. To think (a person) guilty without proof: The police suspect her of murder.
v.intr.
To have suspicion.
n. (sspkt)
One who is suspected, especially of having committed a crime.
adj. (sspkt, s-spkt)
Open to or viewed with suspicion: a suspect policy; suspect motives.

[Middle English suspecten, from Old French suspecter, from Latin suspectre, frequentative of suspicere, to look up at, suspect : su-, sub-, from below; see sub- + specere, to look at; see spek- in Indo-European roots.]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.suspected - believed likely; "a suspected thief"; "a suspected infection"
unsuspected - not suspected or believed likely; "remained unsuspected as the head of the spy ring"; "he was able to get into the building unspotted and unsuspected"; "unsuspected difficulties arose"; "unsuspected turnings in the road"
Translations

suspected [səsˈpɛktɪd] adjpresunto;
to have a suspected fracture → tener una posible fractura
suspected [səsˈpɛktɪd] adj a suspected terrorist → une personne soupçonnée de terrorisme;
he had a suspected broken arm → il avait une supposée fracture du bras
suspected [səsˈpɛktɪd] adj [terrorist etc] → mutmaßlich;
he is a suspected member of this organization → er steht im Verdacht, Mitglied dieser Organisation zu sein
suspected [səsˈpɛktɪd] adjpresunto/a;
to have a suspected facture → avere una sospetta frattura


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The Dover mail was in its usual genial position that the guard suspected the passengers, the passengers suspected one another and the guard, they all suspected everybody else, and the coachman was sure of nothing but the horses; as to which cattle he could with a clear conscience have taken his oath on the two Testaments that they were not fit for the journey.
"I am greatly surprised by such a question," said the Cashier; "it sounds as if you suspected me of selfishness.
"Sir," replied the man, not recognizing Monk as an officer, under the thick cloak which enveloped him, "that house was inhabited by a foreigner, and this foreigner became suspected by the soldiers.
 
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