nonsuspect

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noun

One who is not a suspect.

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Meanings

nounnonsuspect (plural nonsuspects)

plural nonsuspects

  1. One who is not a suspect.

    After the accuser proved unable to identify her assailants during two photo lineups, Nifong told the police to give her a third chance, showing her pictures only of the 46 white lacrosse players without any pictures of “fillers,” or nonsuspects.

    2007 September 16, Jeffrey Rosen, “Wrongly Accused”, in New York Times

Origin

From non- + suspect.

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APA

nonsuspect. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nonsuspect

MLA

“nonsuspect.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nonsuspect. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “nonsuspect,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nonsuspect.

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