suspect

n. one who is under suspicion, one who is suspected of a crime or offense

v. surmise, imagine to be so, believe to be true; distrust, doubt; believe a person to be guilty of a crime or wrongdoing

adj. doubtful, dubious, suspicious

In the parlance of criminal justice, a suspect is a known person suspected of committing a crime. Police and reporters often incorrectly use the word the suspect when referring to the actor, or perpetrator of the offense (perp for short). The perpetrator is the robber, assailant, counterfeiter, etc.--the person who actually committed the crime. The distinction between suspect and perpetrator recognizes that the suspect has not been proven guilty. The suspect may be a different person from the perpetrator, or there may have been no actual crime.
See more at Wikipedia.org...

Noun
1. someone who is under suspicion
(hypernym) person, individual, someone, somebody, mortal, human, soul
(hyponym) murder suspect
(derivation) distrust, mistrust
2. a person or institution against whom an action is brought in a court of law; the person being sued or accused
(synonym) defendant
(hypernym) litigant, litigator
(hyponym) accused
(classification) law, jurisprudence
Verb
1. imagine to be the case or true or probable; "I suspect he is a fugitive"; "I surmised that the butler did it"
(synonym) surmise
(hypernym) guess, venture, pretend, hazard
(derivation) intuition, hunch, suspicion
2. regard as untrustworthy; regard with suspicion; have no faith or confidence in
(synonym) distrust, mistrust
(hypernym) disbelieve, discredit
(hyponym) doubt
3. hold in suspicion; believe to be guilty; "The U.S. suspected Bin Laden as the mastermind behind the terrorist attacks"
(hypernym) think, opine, suppose, imagine, reckon, guess
(derivation) defendant
Adjective
1. not as expected; "there was something fishy about the accident"; "up to some funny business"; "some definitely queer goings-on"; "a shady deal"; "her motives were suspect"; "suspicious behavior"
(synonym) fishy, funny, queer, shady, suspicious
(similar) questionable
(classification) colloquialism

adj. suspect, doubtful, dubious, queer

n. suspect, one who is under suspicion

(v. t.)
To look up to; to respect.
  

(v. t.)
To imagine to exist; to have a slight or vague opinion of the existence of, without proof, and often upon weak evidence or no evidence; to mistrust; to surmise; -- commonly used regarding something unfavorable, hurtful, or wrong; as, to suspect the presence of disease.
  

(v. t.)
To imagine to be guilty, upon slight evidence, or without proof; as, to suspect one of equivocation.
  

(v. t.)
To hold to be uncertain; to doubt; to mistrust; to distruct; as, to suspect the truth of a story.
  

(v. i.)
To imagine guilt; to have a suspicion or suspicions; to be suspicious.
  

(a.)
Suspicious; inspiring distrust.
  

(a.)
Suspicion.
  

(a.)
Suspected; distrusted.
  

(a.)
One who, or that which, is suspected; an object of suspicion; -- formerly applied to persons and things; now, only to persons suspected of crime.