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prime suspect

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A person who is considered by the law enforcement agency investigating a crime to be the most likely suspect.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: law

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11 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 主要嫌疑犯 (zhǔyào xiányífàn) — most likely suspect
  • Danish: hovedmistænkt — most likely suspect
  • Dutch: hoofdverdachte — most likely suspect
  • Finnish: pääepäilty — most likely suspect
  • French: suspect principal — most likely suspect
  • German: Hauptverdächtiger — most likely suspect
  • Hungarian: fő gyanúsított — most likely suspect
  • Italian: maggiore indiziato — most likely suspect
  • Russian: гла́вный подозрева́емый (glávnyj podozrevájemyj) — most likely suspect
  • Slovene: glavni osumljenec — most likely suspect
  • Swedish: huvudmisstänkt — most likely suspect