suspicious activity

collocation in English

meaningsofsuspiciousandactivity

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suspicious
adjective
uk
/səˈspɪʃ.əs/us
/səˈspɪʃ.əs/
making you feel that something illegal is happening or that something ...
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activity
noun
uk
/ækˈtɪv.ə.ti/us
/ækˈtɪv.ə.t̬i/
the situation in which a lot of things are happening or people are ...
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(Definition ofsuspiciousandactivityfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofsuspicious activity

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Police ruled out anysuspiciousactivity.
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Photobucket monitorssuspiciousactivityto track for possible fuskers.
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In 2000, there were 16suspiciousactivityreports from the bookmaking industry and 301 such reports from the gaming industry.
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Police and rangers regularly patrol the area and readily check onsuspiciousactivity.
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This information can be a starting point in the investigation of thesuspiciousactivity.
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The owner of the building discovered their presence after investigatingsuspiciousactivityin the basement area.
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She has been looking intosuspiciousactivitythat appears to surface wherever he has been.
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The police were not responding to any call or report ofsuspiciousactivityin the area.
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These agencies handle reports ofsuspiciousactivityfrom banks and financial institutions and implement sanctions.
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According to his story,suspiciousactivityhas been detected surrounding the heir prince.
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He was forced to leave the village due tosuspiciousactivity.
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However, mobile telephone airtime suppliers have mechanisms in place to detectsuspiciousactivityand the majority of clonings are detected early enough to stop serious misuse.
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The men were cleared of anysuspiciousactivitythough the dam remained closed for a short time afterward.
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As well, with the intrusion detectioncapabilities, near time notification ofsuspiciousactivityoccurring on the network is achieved.
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Some locals formed groups to watch over their neighborhoods and to look out for anysuspiciousactivityin their areas.
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Recorded announcements are frequently made to remind passengers to reportsuspiciousactivityand not to leave their belongings unattended.
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For example, a bank must verify a customer's identity and, if necessary, monitor transactions forsuspiciousactivity.
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The doctor later catches butler engaging in asuspiciousactivity, indicating that he knows the butler's secret now.
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Financial institutions suspecting deposit structuring with intent to avoid the law are required to file asuspiciousactivityreport.
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Every person who is detained has the right of going before a committee of review, which investigates the case and sees if there is evidence of somesuspiciousactivity.
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The task of the coastwatchers was to report on any enemy movements, orsuspiciousactivity, that they observed in the vicinity of their stations.
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Additionally,suspiciousactivityreports filed with national financial intelligence units can often uncover connections that can expose cases of grand corruption.
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Although neighbors claimed to have called the police aboutsuspiciousactivityobserved at the home, police say they have no record of any such calls.
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There will be security guards in civilian dress who will intermingle with the public to check for anysuspiciousactivityoutside and inside the station premises.
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The tunnel ended in a house outside the prison that had been searched by security forces just two and a half months prior, yet with nosuspiciousactivityreported.
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