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suspicion English

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What does suspicion mean?
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suspicion

A suspicion is a feeling that something, often bad, might be true. She had a growing suspicion that he had forgotten to lock his door. He was arrested on suspicion of murder. Suspicion is a feeling of doubt. Deep suspicion towards foreigners is sadly common here.

suspicion

(= intuition) an impression that something might be the case he had an intuition that something had gone wrong (= misgiving) doubt about someone's honesty (= suspiciousness) being of a suspicious nature his suspiciousness destroyed his marriage the state of being suspected he tried to shield me from suspicion

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Topics suspicion topics

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Simple sentences

No suspicion may be attached to the accountant.
Talk like that will raise suspicion.
This aroused her suspicion.
I had a suspicion that he would leave me.
He was under suspicion of being a spy.
He fell under the suspicion of the police.
He is above suspicion.
The West watches the elections in Rwanda with suspicion.
It is only suspicion so far.
Unfortunately, I have no proof for my suspicion.
Many of the text formulations arouse suspicion that the author failed to mention a reliance on some English source.
Am I under suspicion?
Suspicion is the poison of friendship.
Joe purged himself of the suspicion.
His conduct is above suspicion.
His story aroused my suspicion.
This cycle of suspicion and discord must end.
Tom was under suspicion for murder.
Her story aroused my suspicion.
Everybody's under suspicion.

Movie subtitles

Private Kururugi Suzaku of the district 11 military, case 1075, concerning the suspicion of Prince Clovis' murder.
Or was it just Confucian suspicion of the so-caIIed strange things that admiral Zheng He had brought home with him?
It could be, by him to deflect suspicion.
He was trying to throw suspicion off of himself.
This one seems above any suspicion, because he hastened to tell the police that he found this body in his appartment coming back home after couple days of absence.
Arbaces stabs the priest Meneker and turns the suspicion to Glaucus.
I don't want the shadow of suspicion to be on you!
Bernard is quite capable of such a crime and his past conduct and brutal nature leave him open to suspicion.
Like my having been a lady clerk for those people who came here this morning and having been dismissed on suspicion of taking money.
She's above suspicion.
Everybody's under suspicion.
A world from which suspicion and cruelty. and fear have been forever banished.
If Caesar's wife is above suspicion it is because the tone is set by Caesar.
Now we'll have to be careful. Don't let's arouse any suspicion.
So as not to raise suspicion he takes the medicine Monro brought, and consequently becomes very sick.
So as not to raise suspicion he accepts Monros invitation to stay for the night.
However, one point has been contradicted by a witness whose honesty is above suspicion.
You can't hold this boy on a vague suspicion.
Swear out a warrant for the arrest of Mrs. Landis on suspicion of murder.
Don't let's arouse any suspicion.
And that you are under suspicion.
And do you see the further implication that you are now under suspicion?
But.. if I were the General, I would view you with the gravest suspicion.
And around five o'clock and you came under suspicion..
He's free of all mean suspicion.
Suspicion of grand larceny.
Lucy is above suspicion, and always has been.
Come home with the. well, you know aware to the wife's suspicion.
I didn't come here with any such suspicion.
To disarm suspicion, you will go hunting.
Come, Colonel. As an officer of the law, don't you feel there are some slight grounds for suspicion?
I'm trying to clear her name of the suspicion of suicide.
Mr. Matuschek, your suspicion was right. It was one of your employees.
But your suspicion is growing by the second.

News and current affairs

As with fear of terrorism and suspicion of equities, geographical celebrity appears resilient, if not self-reinforcing: the more famous New York, Paris, and London get, the more glamorous they become.
Dr. Khan's televised confession and acceptance of sole responsibility for proliferation activities has done nothing to reduced suspicion that there is more here than meets the eye, and of the Pakistani military's complicity in proliferation.
Mere suspicion might form the basis of action.
Indeed, the government's suspicion of the international media is liable to spark friction when thousands of journalists arrive and inevitably widen their coverage beyond athletics to politics and human rights.
It is incumbent upon Bush and Blair to prove their case, and to prove it in the face of worldwide suspicion that the US and UK security agencies might plant phony evidence.
But there are at least two exceptions to this suspicion.
But some might consider it a cause for concern, especially given growing suspicion of incentive-based economic policies in the wake of the global economic crisis.
This increases the public's suspicion of political parties, not least because--like all professional sports--playing the game is expensive.
Like Caesar's wife, microfinance has to be above suspicion.
The statistics showing the enormous proportion of Roma children in those schools are hard to ignore, and the suspicion of discrimination is difficult to avoid.
But these fears and the atmosphere of suspicion must be overcome.
The common currency is now looked at with suspicion.
By contrast, suppressing the freedom of speech of Islam's critics merely gives rise to the suspicion that evidence and sound argument cannot show their arguments to be mistaken.
When competing in newly independent or developing countries, this ideological opposition became Manichean, fostering a fierce suspicion, if not outright rejection, of rival principles.
Behind the smiles, the polite interactions, and the cautiously worded diplomatic language, strong undercurrents of suspicion remain.
The suspicion, though, is that this is not the case in the new superconductors.
Only Europe can play the role of honest broker in the region's atmosphere of suspicion and intolerance.
Instead, this time, Americans' sadness was mingled with cynicism and suspicion.
China inspires too much suspicion; and India, despite showing signs that it is preparing for a greater global role, lacks enough international authority on its own.
One reason for international suspicion of Hamas has been the support that it receives from Iran.
But Chinese money has been viewed with suspicion in Europe, reflecting fears that China has a hidden political agenda.
Europe's suspicion of Islam is not new, of course, and one could say that the feeling is mutual.
Abroad, China's rise has caused admiration, envy, suspicion, and even outright hostility in some corners.
The result could be a new round of efforts by China to manipulate regional suspicion - or worse.
These men simply want their children back, but all the government is doing is watching these anxious fathers with suspicion.
They appeal, above all, to the logic of popular suspicion that perhaps becomes inevitable when a proud nation is suddenly laid low: Pigna, like Lanata, presents a history full of conspiracy, lies, treason, and corruption.
As a tribal Conservative, albeit it with pretty moderate tendencies and a deep suspicion of ideology, I naturally want Cameron to win.
I remember how in the 1970's, when suspicion of corruption arose with respect to a Labor Party minister, the minister took his own life.
Former Prime Minister Menachem Begin also lived until his death in a simple apartment in Tel Aviv. Not the smallest shadow of the slightest suspicion of corruption ever disturbed his peace.

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