a person or institution against whom an action is brought in a court of law; the person being sued or accused

a person thought to have committed a crime but not yet been charged with it

a person whom police recognize as a criminal based on certain evidence

a specific person who police believe might have committed a crime

A person who is believed to have committed a crime, but who has not yet been charged or arrested.

a person who is believed by criminal justice officials to be one who may have committed a specific crime, but who has not been arrested or formally charged. Once arrested a suspect is called a defendant.

A person, known or unknown, suspected of committing a crime.

A subject; usually suspected of committing a crime.

This is a person who is charged with having committed an offense. Depending on the gravity of the offence, this person is referred to as a "contrevenant" before the Police Court, a "prévenu" before the criminal court and an "accusé" before the criminal court. (Also see accused and offender).

A person who is thought to have committed a crime and is under investigation, but who has not been arrested or charged.

Suspect is an interactive fiction computer game designed by Dave Lebling and published by Infocom in 1984. It is the last murder mystery Infocom released, bringing an end to a popular genre of titles such as Deadline and The Witness. Like most Infocom titles, it was written in highly portable ZIL and made available for an array of popular computer platforms, including the Apple II, IBM PC, Atari ST, and Commodore 64.

Suspect is a 1987 crime thriller set in Washington D.C. starring Cher as Kathleen Riley, the Defense Attorney for a deaf-mute vagrant, played by Liam Neeson, who is accused of murdering the secretary of a judge who has recently committed suicide. Dennis Quaid, as Eddie Sanger, is a juror on the case who starts to give tips to Riley on the case, challenging her assumption that Neeson is guilty. Sanger ultimately falls in love with Riley as they investigate the case further.

Suspect is a who-dun-it crime mystery program on the children's television channel CBBC. Children attempt to solve trivial crimes committed at the fictional Kilcrammond House Hotel to gain admittance to the Academy of Criminal Investigation (an anagrammatic acronym of the CIA). The show is presented by Simon Grant who plays the part of the hotel manager.

TAX: brings together various stories; use with INCREASE, DECREASE only after such has occurred TEACHER TECHNOLOGY: specific or general, includes all computer related stories, information superhighway, etc. TEEN: primarily social aspects, ages 13-19. TELEVISION: use with REVIEW, AWARD, INDUSTRY, etc.

imagine to be the case or true or probable; "I suspect he is a fugitive"; "I surmised that the butler did it"

Potential customers that have a need for your product or service some day but not today.

(1) Prospect somewhat more likely to order than a cold prospect; (2) in some two-step operations, a name given the initial inquirer when only one in X can he expected to convert.