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Suspect

/səˈspɛkt/
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(verb) To imagine or suppose (something) to be true, or to exist, without proof.

The witnesses were able to refute the false testimony of the suspect.
The fingerprints left on the weapon correspond with the suspect's.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The police began to ____ that the witness was not telling the entire truth about what happened that night today.

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