someone who is under suspicion

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

[ Syn: defendant ]

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

[ Syn: fishy , funny , shady , suspicious ]

imagine to be the case or true or probable; I suspect he is a fugitive; I surmised that the butler did it

[ Syn: surmise ]

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

[ Syn: distrust , distrust , mistrust , mistrust ]

hold in suspicion; believe to be guilty; The U.S. suspected Bin Laden as the mastermind behind the terrorist attacks'