Suspicion
Defined in 4 dictionaries — Cyclopedic (1922), Bouvier (1914), Black's (1910), Bouvier (1839)
The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary
Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922
That state of mind which in a reasonable man would lead to inquiry. 137 Wis. 66, 73.
Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia
John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914
The act of suspecting, or the state of being suspected; imagination, generally of something ill; distrust, mistrust, doubt. Mc Calla v. State, 66 Ga. 348.
Black's Law Dictionary
Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910
A Law Dictionary, Adapted to the Constitution and Laws of the United States
John Bouvier · 1839
A belief to the disadvantage of another, accompanied by a doubt. Without proof, suspicion, of itself, is evidence of nothing. When a crime has been committed, an arrest may be made when, lst, 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; 2dly, the absconding of the party accused; 3dly, being found in company of known offenders; 4thly, living an idle, disorderly life, without any apparent means of support. And in such cases the arrest must be made asin othercases. Vide 20 Vin. Ab. 150; 4 Bl. Com. 290.