| slovo | definícia |
suspicion
(encz) | suspicion,podezření |
Suspicion
(gcide) | Suspicion \Sus*pi"cion\, n. [OE. suspecioun, OF. souspe[,c]on,
F. soup[,c]on, L. suspectio a looking up to, an esteeming
highly, suspicion, fr. suspicere to look up, to esteem, to
mistrust. The modern form suspicion in English and French is
in imitation of L. suspicio mistrust, suspicion. See
Suspect, and cf. Suspicious.]
1. The act of suspecting; the imagination or apprehension of
the existence of something (esp. something wrong or
hurtful) without proof, or upon very slight evidence, or
upon no evidence.
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Suspicions among thoughts are like bats among birds,
they ever fly by twilight. --Bacon.
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2. Slight degree; suggestion; hint. [Colloq.]
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The features are mild but expressive, with just a
suspicion . . . of saturnine or sarcastic humor.
--A. W. Ward.
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Syn: Jealousy; distrust; mistrust; diffidence; doubt.
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Suspicion
(gcide) | Suspicion \Sus*pi"cion\, v. t.
To view with suspicion; to suspect; to doubt. [Obs. or Low]
--South.
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suspicion
(wn) | suspicion
n 1: an impression that something might be the case; "he had an
intuition that something had gone wrong" [syn: intuition,
hunch, suspicion]
2: doubt about someone's honesty [syn: misgiving, mistrust,
distrust, suspicion]
3: the state of being suspected; "he tried to shield me from
suspicion"
4: being of a suspicious nature; "his suspiciousness destroyed
his marriage" [syn: suspicion, suspiciousness] |
SUSPICION
(bouvier) | SUSPICION. A belief to the disadvantage of another, accompanied by a doubt.
2. Without proof, suspicion, of itself, is evidence of nothing. When a
crime has been committed, an arrest may be made when, 1st. There are such
circumstances as induce a strong presumption of guilt; as being found in
possession of goods recently stolen, without giving a probable account of
having obtained the possession honestly. 2d. The absconding of the party
accused. 3d. Being found in company of known offenders. 4th. Living an idle
disorderly life, without any apparent means of support. In such cases the
arrest must be made as in other cases. Vide 20 Vin. Ab. 150; 4 Bl. Com. 290.
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| | podobné slovo | definícia |
suspicion
(encz) | suspicion,podezření |
suspicions
(encz) | suspicions,nedůvěřivý adj: Zdeněk Brožsuspicions,podezřelý adj: Zdeněk Brožsuspicions,podezřívavý adj: Zdeněk Brož |
Suspicion
(gcide) | Suspicion \Sus*pi"cion\, n. [OE. suspecioun, OF. souspe[,c]on,
F. soup[,c]on, L. suspectio a looking up to, an esteeming
highly, suspicion, fr. suspicere to look up, to esteem, to
mistrust. The modern form suspicion in English and French is
in imitation of L. suspicio mistrust, suspicion. See
Suspect, and cf. Suspicious.]
1. The act of suspecting; the imagination or apprehension of
the existence of something (esp. something wrong or
hurtful) without proof, or upon very slight evidence, or
upon no evidence.
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Suspicions among thoughts are like bats among birds,
they ever fly by twilight. --Bacon.
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2. Slight degree; suggestion; hint. [Colloq.]
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The features are mild but expressive, with just a
suspicion . . . of saturnine or sarcastic humor.
--A. W. Ward.
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Syn: Jealousy; distrust; mistrust; diffidence; doubt.
[1913 Webster]Suspicion \Sus*pi"cion\, v. t.
To view with suspicion; to suspect; to doubt. [Obs. or Low]
--South.
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Unsuspicion
(gcide) | Unsuspicion \Un`sus*pi"cion\, n.
The quality or state of being unsuspecting. --Dickens.
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suspicion
(wn) | suspicion
n 1: an impression that something might be the case; "he had an
intuition that something had gone wrong" [syn: intuition,
hunch, suspicion]
2: doubt about someone's honesty [syn: misgiving, mistrust,
distrust, suspicion]
3: the state of being suspected; "he tried to shield me from
suspicion"
4: being of a suspicious nature; "his suspiciousness destroyed
his marriage" [syn: suspicion, suspiciousness] |
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