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

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prime suspect

Source Word

prime suspect

Noun

Japanese Meaning

最も有力な容疑者

Detectives quickly named him the prime suspect after the surveillance footage placed him near the scene.

捜査官たちは監視映像が彼を現場近くに映していたため、彼を第一容疑者と特定した。

Sense（1）

prime suspects

（ plural ）