nonsuspect

English

Etymology

From non- +‎ suspect.

Noun

nonsuspect (plural nonsuspects)

  1. One who is not a suspect.
    • 2007 September 16, Jeffrey Rosen, “Wrongly Accused”, in The New York Times Book Review‎[1], New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 25 January 2022:
      After the accuser proved unable to identify her assailants during two photo lineups, Nifong told the police to give her a third chance, showing her pictures only of the 46 white lacrosse players without any pictures of “fillers,” or nonsuspects.
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