suspect

Penser qu’une chose est probablement vraie sans en avoir la preuve certaine.

I suspect that the delay was caused by a problem with the booking system.

She suspected something was wrong when the figures no longer matched.

We had suspected that the instructions were unclear, but the feedback confirmed it.

The manager suspects that several customers received the same incorrect message.

Une personne que l’on pense responsable d’une infraction ou d’un acte répréhensible.

Police interviewed the suspect after finding evidence linking him to the stolen vehicle.

Two suspects were released when investigators confirmed where they had been.

The witness could not clearly identify the suspect from the photograph.

The report stressed that a suspect should not automatically be treated as guilty.