Main entry: defendant, suspect
Definition: a person or institution against whom an action is brought in a court of law; the person being sued or accused
Main entry: suspect
Definition: someone who is under suspicion
Main entry: distrust, suspect, mistrust
Definition: regard as untrustworthy; regard with suspicion; have no faith or confidence in
Definition: imagine to be the case or true or probable
Usage: I suspect he is a fugitive; I surmised that the butler did it
Main entry: suspect
Definition: hold in suspicion; believe to be guilty
Usage: The U.S. suspected Bin Laden as the mastermind behind the terrorist attacks
Main entry: fishy, funny, shady, suspect, suspicious
Definition: not as expected
Usage: 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