suspectedsus‧pect‧ed /səˈspektɪd/ adjective [only before noun]

- All opponents or suspected opponents of the military government are being detained.
- Four men were arrested for their suspected roles in the bombing.
- He was attacked at his home after confronting a suspected burglar.
- They have succeeded in bringing many suspected terrorists to justice.
- Hasegawa had collapsed at the Imperial Palace on Sept. 3 with a suspected cerebral stroke.
- He and a friend, Trevor Nott, were arrested as suspected accomplices in a visa-forging ring.
- In Basic Instinct she played a suspected killer chased by cop Michael Douglas.
- The second requirement is that the date of first registration is more than three years from the date of the suspected offence.
someone who is suspected of doing something wrong► suspect someone who the police believe may have done something illegal: · The police now have another name to add to their list of suspects.prime/chief suspect (=the person that the police suspect more than anyone else): · A 32-year-old man from London is the prime suspect in the murder investigation.murder/rape etc suspect (=a person suspected of a particular crime): · The murder suspect is in custody and will be charged soon.
► suspected: suspected criminal/terrorist/ spy etc someone who the police or government believe is a criminal: · He was attacked at his home after confronting a suspected burglar.· They have succeeded in bringing many suspected terrorists to justice.· All opponents or suspected opponents of the military government are being detained.
► be under suspicion if someone is under suspicion , people believe they may have done something illegal or dishonest: · Crates of whisky have been disappearing from the warehouse and a member of staff is under suspicion.
► a suspected terrorist· Coalition forces killed at least 20 suspected terrorists.
NOUN► heart· Not for sleeping on, it was stressed, but for direst emergencies only, such as dying, birthing or suspected heart attack.
► suspected burglar/terrorist/spy etc- He was attacked in Sandbach after confronting a suspected burglar.
adjectivesuspectsuspectedunsuspectingsuspiciousnounsuspectsuspicionverbsuspectadverbsuspiciously