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noun
A person kept for questioning who is not a formal suspect and has certain rights that a witness or suspect would not have.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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History
From Portuguese arguido; entered British English in 2007 through extensive news coverage of the disappearance of Madeleine McCann in Portugal.
Across languages
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