on suspicion of

idiom

: due to being suspected of (a crime)

He was arrested on suspicion of robbery.

Examples of on suspicion of in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web According to the claim filed by Brown’s family, Officer Jackson Tubbs tried to pull over Brown on suspicion of a vehicle code infraction Dec. 27. —

Salvador Hernandez, Los Angeles Times, 1 June 2024 Authorities arrested three men — identified as Erik Anthony Harding, 39, of Hayward, Joseph Rosales, 31, of San Jose, and Wilbert Ard, 37, of Fairfield — on suspicion of murder and conspiracy to commit murder, according to police. —

Jason Green, The Mercury News, 31 May 2024 Abigail Castaneda, 19, was booked into the Fort Worth city jail, on suspicion of murder, just after 1 p.m. Friday according to logs from the jail. —

Noah Alcala Bach, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 31 May 2024 Collin Reed Holcomb, 34, was arrested on suspicion of homicide in the death of Bradley Mitchell, the Citrus Heights Police Department announced Thursday night in a news release. —

Rosalio Ahumada, Sacramento Bee, 31 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for on suspicion of

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