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suspicion (of a crime), charge
Suspicion of having committed a crime. A legal and news term used to describe the grounds on which someone is arrested or investigated.
容疑 combines 容 (appearance, suspicion) and 疑 (doubt, suspicion). It is a legal term frequently seen in news reports.
Common collocations
- 容疑で逮捕される (to be arrested on suspicion of)
- 容疑を否認する (to deny the charges)
- 容疑を認める (to admit to the charges)
- 容疑者 (suspect — a very common compound)
- 殺人の容疑 (suspicion of murder)
Usage
The pattern 〜の容疑で (on suspicion of ~) is extremely common in crime reporting. 容疑者 (suspect) is the standard term used in Japanese media for a person who has been arrested but not yet convicted.