suspect

adjective | \ ˈsəs-ˌpekt, sə-ˈspekt \ | sus·pect

1. : regarded or deserving to be regarded with suspicion or heightened scrutiny

noun | \ ˈsəs-ˌpekt \ | sus·pect

1. : a person suspected of a crime; also : a person apprehended for but not yet charged with an offense : a person apprehended for but not yet charged with an offense

transitive verb | \ sə-ˈspekt \ | sus·pect

1. : to imagine (one) to be guilty on slight evidence or without proof

2. : to imagine to exist or be probable they had reasonable cause to suspect abuse