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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 suspicionsus·pi·cion·less adj
Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam-Webster. 1996.
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(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 suspicionII (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. William C. Burton. 2006
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n.The act of suspecting; a belief that someone has committed a crime or misdeed.v.suspectadj.suspicious
The Essential Law Dictionary. — Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. Amy Hackney Blackwell. 2008.
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The apprehension of something without proof to verify the belief.
Dictionary from West's Encyclopedia of American Law. 2005.
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The apprehension of something without proof to verify the belief.
Short Dictionary of (mostly American) Legal Terms and Abbreviations.
