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Verdacht

suspicion

noun fer-DAKHT Rare
People & Society Crime

Usage Note

Verdacht is the reasonable suspicion that someone has committed a crime. It is mostly singular. Common collocations are Verdacht schoepfen (to grow suspicious), unter Verdacht stehen (to be under suspicion), and dringender Verdacht (strong suspicion), the threshold for an arrest.

Examples

"Gegen ihn besteht der Verdacht des Betrugs."

Natural Translation

He is suspected of fraud.

Literal Translation

Against him exists the suspicion of-the fraud.

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