SUSPECTED


Meaning of SUSPECTED in English

sus ‧ pect ‧ ed /səˈspektəd, səˈspektɪd/ BrE AmE adjective [only before noun]

[ Word Family: adjective : ↑ suspect , ↑ suspected , ↑ unsuspecting , ↑ suspicious ; noun : ↑ suspect , ↑ suspicion ; verb : ↑ suspect ; adverb : ↑ suspiciously ]

1 . suspected burglar/terrorist/spy etc someone who is thought to be guilty of a crime:

a suspected child-killer

2 . if you have a suspected illness or injury, doctors think that you might have it but do not know for certain:

He was taken to hospital after a suspected heart attack.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.