n. a person or institution against whom an action is brought in a court of law; the person being sued or accused

n. someone who is under suspicion

v. regard as untrustworthy; regard with suspicion; have no faith or confidence in

v. hold in suspicion; believe to be guilty; "The U.S. suspected Bin Laden as the mastermind behind the terrorist attacks"

v. imagine to be the case or true or probable; "I suspect he is a fugitive"; "I surmised that the butler did it"

v. imagine to be the case or true or probable; "I suspect he is a fugitive"; "I surmised that the butler did it"

v. suspect to be false

v. hold in suspicion; believe to be guilty; "The U.S. suspected Bin Laden as the mastermind behind the terrorist attacks"

adj. not as expected; "there was something fishy about the accident"; "up to some funny business"; "some definitely queer goings-on"; "a shady deal"; "her motives were suspect"; "suspicious behavior"