on suspicion of

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: 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

Read More: Putin’s Myths About Ukraine, Debunked The detention on suspicion of high treason of the two colonels on the 7th May—the day of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s inauguration—were the first among high-ranking officers serving as lead-protection bodyguards. —TIME, 10 May 2024

Sheriff’s officials said the deputies learned Gilmore was on probation and had been arrested six days earlier by the Folsom Police Department on suspicion of violently resisting an officer, vandalism, driving under the influence and drug possession charges. —Rosalio Ahumada, Sacramento Bee, 8 May 2024

Stately was arrested on suspicion of child neglect and endangerment, malicious punishment, torture and assault and booked into jail in Todd County. —Natalie Neysa Alund, USA TODAY, 7 May 2024

Both teenage suspects were booked into juvenile hall on suspicion of second-degree robbery, assault with a deadly weapon and conspiracy to commit a crime. —Jason Green, The Mercury News, 6 May 2024

The standoff ended shortly after 10:15 a.m. when officers arrested the man at the home on suspicion of negligent discharge of a firearm, Foster said. —Karen Kucher, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 May 2024

In October of that year, a young man named Ross Ulbricht was arrested in San Francisco on suspicion of being DPR. —Alex Winter, Rolling Stone, 2 May 2024

Sheriff’s deputies arrested two caregivers of a disabled Jefferson County woman Wednesday on suspicion of crimes related to her death, officials said Thursday. —Lauren Penington, The Denver Post, 2 May 2024

She was arrested on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon, failure to yield, vehicle theft, residential burglary, domestic violence, resisting arrest and committing a felony while on bail. —Helena Wegner, Sacramento Bee, 25 Apr. 2024