Meaning of prime suspect | Babel Free
Definitions
A person who is considered by the law enforcement agency investigating a crime to be the most likely suspect.
Equivalents
Deutsch
Hauptverdächtiger
Suomi
pääepäilty
Français
suspect principal
Italiano
maggiore indiziato
Nederlands
hoofdverdachte
Русский
гла́вный подозрева́емый
Examples
“The police had found the getaway car in the field. The rain had washed most of the yellow paint off the Mini to reveal the Union Jack underneath. There was no doubt that the car was Queenie. This led the police to their prime suspect, the car’s owner, Gilbert Goodie.”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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