容疑者|ようぎしゃyougisha

1. noun, noun (suffix)suspect
   警察けいさつが容疑者ようぎしゃを捕つかまえた。↗

   The policeman got the suspect.

• Synonym被疑者ひぎしゃWrittenLegal term for a suspect during the investigation stage, before indictment; 「容疑者」 is the word used in news reports.
• Synonym嫌疑者けんぎしゃWrittenWritten and old-fashioned word for a suspect; modern news reports say 「容疑者」 instead.
• Related被告ひこくNeutralNeutral term for the party sued in a civil suit; in news it also covers people after indictment, while 「容疑者」 is pre-indictment.
• Related被告人ひこくにんWrittenLegal term for a person who has been indicted; 「容疑者」 is the suspect before indictment.
• Related刑事被告人けいじひこくにんWrittenLegal term for a person already indicted and on trial in a criminal case; 「容疑者」 applies only before indictment.
• Antonym被害者ひがいしゃNeutralAntonym: a 「容疑者」 is suspected of inflicting harm, a 「被害者」 is the one who suffers it — the victim.

Use 「容疑者」 for a pre-indictment suspect in news reports. In legal documents say 「被疑者」; after indictment use 「被告人」 or 「被告」 (「刑事被告人」 in legal writing). 「被害者」 is the victim, the opposite side.

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1. ある犯罪行為はんざいこういの容疑ようぎがかけられたもの。