on suspicion of

idiom

: due to being suspected of (a crime)

He was arrested on suspicion of robbery.

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One was arrested on suspicion of battery on a police officer and disturbing the public’s business, LAPD Sgt. —

David Zahniser, Los Angeles Times, 7 Dec. 2024 Lambeth was arrested on suspicion of beating Howells to death. —

Lauren De Young, The Arizona Republic, 6 Dec. 2024 The incident led to Chigvintsev’s arrest on suspicion of corporal injury to a spouse, though Napa County prosecutors subsequently declined to file charges and the dancer and his attorney alleged that Garcia was the primary aggressor. —

Martha Ross, The Mercury News, 2 Dec. 2024 Last year, the live-streamer was arrested in Osaka on suspicion of trespassing in a construction site, according to the Kyodo News agency. —

Hanna Park and Gawon Bae, CNN, 27 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for on suspicion of

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