on suspicion of

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: due to being suspected of (a crime)
He was arrested on suspicion of robbery.

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The show is unrelenting and across four episodes (each filmed in one, consecutive shot) follows Cooper as 13-year-old Jamie who is arrested on suspicion of murder. Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 15 July 2025 Ruben Perez, 46, was taken into custody in the Midway District shortly after 10 a.m. on suspicion of murder in the slaying of Jason Poindexter, 46, according to the San Diego Police Department. City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 July 2025 The charging documents allege that back in January 2024 — more than a year before he was charged — Wan was arrested on suspicion of running the Iron Horse Parkway brothel and confessed. Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 11 July 2025 Agents were executing a search warrant at the farm and arrested several individuals on suspicion of impeding the operation, according to Essayli. Los Angeles Times, 11 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for on suspicion of

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“On suspicion of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/on%20suspicion%20of. Accessed 22 Jul. 2025.

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