Definition of suspect

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Suspect (v. t.) To hold to be uncertain; to doubt; to mistrust; to distruct; as, to suspect the truth of a story..

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Suspect :: Suspect (v. t.) To imagine to be guilty, upon slight evidence, or without proof; as, to suspect one of equivocation..
Obelus :: Obelus (n.) A mark [thus /, or Ö ]; -- so called as resembling a needle. In old MSS. or editions of the classics, it marks suspected passages or readings..
Suspectiousness :: Suspection (n.) Suspicion.
Scratchback :: Scratchback (n.) A toy which imitates the sound of tearing cloth, -- used by drawing it across the back of unsuspecting persons..
Trusting :: Trusting (a.) Having or exercising trust; confiding; unsuspecting; trustful.
Suspended :: Suspectless (a.) Not suspected; not mistrusted.
Suspectless :: Suspectiousness (n.) Suspiciousness; cause for suspicion.
Pigeon :: Pigeon (n.) An unsuspected victim of sharpers; a gull.
Suspect :: Suspect (v. t.) To hold to be uncertain; to doubt; to mistrust; to distruct; as, to suspect the truth of a story..
Suspection :: Suspectful (a.) Apt to suspect or mistrust; full of suspicion; suspicious; as, to be suspectful of the motives of others..
Quarantine :: Quarantine (v. t.) To compel to remain at a distance, or in a given place, without intercourse, when suspected of having contagious disease; to put under, or in, quarantine..
Suspicious :: Suspicion (v. t.) To view with suspicion; to suspect; to doubt.
Demirep :: Demirep (n.) A woman of doubtful reputation or suspected character; an adventuress.
Petalism :: Petalism (n.) A form of sentence among the ancient Syracusans by which they banished for five years a citizen suspected of having dangerous influence or ambition. It was similar to the ostracism in Athens; but olive leaves were used instead of shells for ballots.
Suspecting :: Suspected (imp. & p. p.) of Suspec.
Decoy :: Decoy (n.) A person employed by officers of justice, or parties exposed to injury, to induce a suspected person to commit an offense under circumstances that will lead to his detection..
Suspect :: Suspect (v. t.) To imagine to exist; to have a slight or vague opinion of the existence of, without proof, and often upon weak evidence or no evidence; to mistrust; to surmise; -- commonly used regarding something unfavorable, hurtful, or wrong; as, to suspect the presence of disease..
Suspectless :: Suspectless (a.) Not suspecting; having no suspicion.
Doubt :: Doubt (v. t.) To suspect; to fear; to be apprehensive of.
Distrust :: Distrust (n.) State of being suspected; loss of trust.
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