0 believed to be true or to exist:
suspected terrorists
1 used to describe someone that people believe may have committed a particular crime, or a crime that people believe may have been committed:
Police arrested three suspected terrorists.
a suspected crime/fraud/conspiracy
They've cordoned off the whole area because of a suspected bomb.
The police have kept the nightclub under surveillance because of suspected illegal drug activity.
He has to watch what he eats because of a suspected stomach ulcer.
Her suspected interest in the takeover has been the subject of a lot of press reporting.