reasonable suspicion

collocation in English

meaningsofreasonableandsuspicion

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reasonable
adjective
uk
/ˈriː.zən.ə.bəl/us
/ˈriː.zən.ə.bəl/
based on or using good judgment and therefore fair ...
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suspicion
noun
uk
/səˈspɪʃ.ən/us
/səˈspɪʃ.ən/
a belief or idea that something may ...
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(Definition ofreasonableandsuspicionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofreasonable suspicion

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Is he attributing to that a subjectivereasonablesuspicionor an objectivereasonablesuspicion?
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Reasonablesuspicioncannot be enough.
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What does "reasonablesuspicion" mean?
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There must bereasonablesuspicion.
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There is a distinction between arresting someone onreasonablesuspicionand arresting somebody whenreasonablesuspiciondoes not exist.
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What is meant by "reasonablesuspicion"?
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That is what happens withreasonablesuspicion.
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What does havingreasonablesuspicionmean?
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Therefore, there is thisreasonablesuspicion.
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There has to bereasonablesuspicion.
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Would those matters amount toreasonablesuspicion?
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He does not have to have anyreasonablesuspicion.
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Reasonablesuspicionalone will not do in this context.
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That does not constitutereasonablesuspicionof an individual.
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Conviction can be on the basis ofreasonablesuspicion.
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That is now to be changed toreasonablesuspicion.
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The three elements ofreasonablesuspicionare vague.
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There has to bereasonablesuspicion, although grounds forreasonablesuspicioncould include the smell of alcohol on someone's breath, which is fairly clear.
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With the new rights of arrest the question of "reasonablesuspicion" arises.
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I ask therefore whether "reasonablesuspicion" is subject to test in the courts.
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An officer who hasreasonablesuspicionof this sort must act.
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However, he has areasonablesuspicion, and he stops the car.
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The purpose of the new clause is to limit the power to circumstances ofreasonablesuspicion.
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There is a presumption thatreasonablesuspicioncan be equated with guilt.
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We believe that stop-and-search powers should be exerciseable only if there isreasonablesuspicion.
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