suspects
Translation
suspects
Examples
The police have several suspects.
The police have several suspects.
Grammar Patterns
(plural noun) people who are thought to be guilty of a crime. The police have several suspects.
Similar Words
Synonyms: culprits, persons of interest
Etymology
From Latin 'suspectus', a person looked at with mistrust, from 'su-' (under) + 'specere' (to look at).
Memory Tips
'Suspects' are the people the police 'suspect' (verb) committed a crime. The 's' at the end means more than one.