Definitions of suspect:

  • noun:   someone who is under suspicion
  • noun:   a person or institution against whom an action is brought in a court of law; the person being sued or accused
  • verb:   imagine to be the case or true or probable
    Example: "I suspect he is a fugitive"
  • verb:   hold in suspicion; believe to be guilty
    Example: "The U.S. suspected Bin Laden as the mastermind behind the terrorist attacks"
  • verb:   regard as untrustworthy; regard with suspicion; have no faith or confidence in
  • adjective:   not as expected
    Example: "Her motives were suspect"