Suspect vs. Accused — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Suspect and Accused
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Suspect
In law enforcement jargon, a suspect is a known person accused or suspected of committing a crime. Police and reporters in the United States often use the word suspect as a jargon when referring to the perpetrator of the offense (perp in dated US slang).
Accused
A person or group of people who are charged with or on trial for a crime
Two of the accused were sentenced to thirteen years in prison
The accused was ordered to stand trial on a number of charges
Suspect
To consider (something) to be true or probable on little or no evidence
I suspect they are very disappointed.
Accused
The defendant in a criminal case.
Suspect
To have doubts about (something); distrust
I suspect his motives.
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Accused
Simple past tense and past participle of accuse
Suspect
To consider (a person) guilty without proof
The police suspect her of murder.
Accused
(legal) The person charged with an offense; the defendant in a criminal case.
Suspect
To have suspicion.
Accused
Having been accused; being the target of accusations.
Suspect
One who is suspected, especially of having committed a crime.
Accused
Charged with offense; as, an accused person.
Suspect
Open to or viewed with suspicion
A suspect policy.
Suspect motives.
Accused
A defendant in a criminal proceeding
Suspect
(transitive) To imagine or suppose (something) to be true, or to exist, without proof.
To suspect the presence of disease
Suspect
(transitive) To distrust or have doubts about (something or someone).
To suspect the truth of a story
Suspect
(transitive) To believe (someone) to be guilty.
I suspect him of being the thief.
Suspect
(intransitive) To have suspicion.
Suspect
To look up to; to respect.
Suspect
A person who is suspected of something, in particular of committing a crime.
Suspect
Viewed with suspicion; suspected.
Suspect
(nonstandard) Viewing with suspicion; suspecting.
Suspect
Suspicious; inspiring distrust.
Suspect [was] his face, suspect his word also.
Suspect
Suspected; distrusted.
What I can do or offer is suspect.
Suspect
Suspicion.
So with suspect, with fear and grief, dismayed.
Suspect
One who, or that which, is suspected; an object of suspicion; - formerly applied to persons and things; now, only to persons suspected of crime.
Suspect
To imagine to exist; to have a slight or vague opinion of the existence of, without proof, and often upon weak evidence or no evidence; to mistrust; to surmise; - commonly used regarding something unfavorable, hurtful, or wrong; as, to suspect the presence of disease.
Nothing makes a man suspect much, more than to know little; and therefore men should remedy suspicion by procuring to know more.
From her hand I could suspect no ill.
Suspect
To imagine to be guilty, upon slight evidence, or without proof; as, to suspect one of equivocation.
Suspect
To hold to be uncertain; to doubt; to mistrust; to distruct; as, to suspect the truth of a story.
Suspect
To look up to; to respect.
Suspect
To imagine guilt; to have a suspicion or suspicions; to be suspicious.
If I suspect without cause, why then make sport at me.
Suspect
Someone who is under suspicion
Suspect
A person or institution against whom an action is brought in a court of law; the person being sued or accused
Suspect
Imagine to be the case or true or probable;
I suspect he is a fugitive
I surmised that the butler did it
Suspect
Regard as untrustworthy; regard with suspicion; have no faith or confidence in
Suspect
Hold in suspicion; believe to be guilty;
The U.S. suspected Bin Laden as the mastermind behind the terrorist attacks
Suspect
Not as expected;
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
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