No. 1,737 in Dutch
verdenking
Suspicion.
In a sentence
De politie heeft een verdenking uitgesproken tegen de verdachte.
The police expressed a suspicion against the suspect.
In this sentence, 'verdenking' refers to an official suspicion, or accusation, made against someone in a formal or legal context.
Op verdenking van diefstal werd hij ondervraagd.
He was interrogated on suspicion of theft.
Here, 'verdenking' is used in a context where someone is suspected of a crime, leading to questioning or investigation.
Haar verdenking bleek ongegrond nadat alle feiten waren geverifieerd.
Her suspicion proved unfounded after all facts were verified.
In this example, 'verdenking' denotes a personal or subjective suspicion that turned out to lack basis.
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