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Meanings of held on suspicion in English

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Usage of held on suspicion in English
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The five were held on suspicion of taking part in organised crime.
The Irish Times
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A woman is also being held on suspicion of aiding and abetting.
The Irish Times
3
Two policemen were also held on suspicion of trying to conceal the crime.
Reuters
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All are being held on suspicion of slavery and servitude offences.
BBC
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They are being held on suspicion of entering the country with false documentation.
The Irish Times
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Nemmouche is being held on suspicion of murder and attempted murder.
The Guardian
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Bein' held on suspicion, but they can't get met I'm protected.
Writing for Vaudeville
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They are being held on suspicion that they were involved in the 1994 genocide.
The Irish Times
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The 66-year-old is also being held on suspicion of aiding and abetting an explosion.
The Irish Times
10
A 19-year-old man from Ramsgate, Kent, was held on suspicion of murder, Scotland Yard said.
The Irish Times
11
Spanish police said the two men were held on suspicion of administering illegal substances to athletes.
Radio NZ
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The activists were held on suspicion of burglary and intent to commit criminal damage, police said.
The Irish Times
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A woman (37) was held on suspicion of supplying drugs.
The Irish Times
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The Russian security service says a group of Greenpeace activists are being held on suspicion of piracy.
BBC
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Among those covered by the category are people held on suspicion of being members of the IRA.
The Irish Times
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Both had been held on suspicion of having links to terrorism but neither was charged with a crime.
The Guardian
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Held on suspicion across language varieties
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