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单词 unsub
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unsubn.

Brit. /ˈʌnsʌb/, U.S. /ˈənˌsəb/
Forms: 1900s– unsub, 1900s– UNSUB, 1900s– Unsub, 1900s– UnSub. Also with hyphen and as two words.
Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: unknown adj., unidentified adj., subject n.
Etymology: < un- (in either unknown adj. or unidentified adj.) + sub- (in subject n.).
U.S.
In law enforcement: a person of unknown identity who is the subject of a criminal investigation.
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1965 Transcript 2 July in F.B.I. Transcripts U.S.A. v. De Cavalcante, Vastola, & Annunziata (1970) IV. viii. 98 The two visitors (Tony and unsub) were making some kind of ‘gripe’ about someone.
1986 N.Y. Times Mag. 26 Oct. 40/3 Detectives were left to speculate that their Unsub, a police term for Unknown Subject, was either a transient serial killer or perhaps some recently released mental patient.
1999 J. Douglas & M. Olshaker Broken Wings (2001) 71 The unsub—or unsubs—is an organized, criminally sophisticated individual in his thirties or forties.
2002 Philadelphia Inquirer 27 Oct. c3/5 ‘Thousands and thousands of man-hours went into pursuing every lead that came in on unsub number two,’ [former FBI Deputy Director] Kennedy said, using the FBI shorthand for unidentified subject.
2014 Daily Star (Nexis) 24 May (TV section) 19 They need to get in the mind of the ‘unsub’ to figure out how he selects his victims and who could be next.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2016; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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