suspicion

suspicion
sus·pi·cion n: the act or an instance of suspecting something: a mental state usu. short of belief in which one entertains a notion that something is wrong or that a fact exists without proof or on slight evidence see also reasonable suspicion
sus·pi·cion·less adj

Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law. . 1996.

suspicion
I (mistrust) noun apprehension, cynicism, disbelief, distrust, doubt, doubtfulness, dubiety, dubiousness, fear, fearfulness, incredulity, lack of faith, lack of trust, misdoubt, misgiving, qualm, skepticism, suspicio, suspiciousness, trepidation, unbelief associated concepts: suspicious circumstances, suspicious origin foreign phrases:
- Dona clandestlna sunt semper suspicion. — Clandestine gifts are always open to suspicion
II (uncertainty) noun chance, conjecture, doubtfulness, guess, hint, impression, incertitude, inconclusiveness, inference, inkling, insecurity, intimation, notion, postulate, postulation, question, speculation, suggestion, supposition, surmise, trace, unsureness III index apprehension (fear), conjecture, idea, incredulity, inference, opinion (belief), qualm, speculation (conjecture), suggestion, supposition

Burton's Legal Thesaurus. . 2006


suspicion
n.
The act of suspecting; a belief that someone has committed a crime or misdeed.
v.
suspect
adj.
suspicious

The Essential Law Dictionary. — Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. . 2008.


suspicion
The apprehension of something without proof to verify the belief.

Dictionary from West's Encyclopedia of American Law. 2005.


suspicion
The apprehension of something without proof to verify the belief.

Short Dictionary of (mostly American) Legal Terms and Abbreviations.

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