Moot
Suspect
Suspect adjective - Giving good reason for being doubted, questioned, or challenged.
Usage example: since she was carrying no cash or credit cards, her claim to the store's detectives that she had intended to pay for the items was suspect
Moot and suspect are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Moot" instead an adjective "Suspect".
Nearby Words: suspected, suspecting
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- Before a decision can be made, outside events render it moot, such as a suspect dying in an accident while the antagonists are debating their guilt.
Source: Debate and Switch -
It's a moot point anyway, as most people can tell who she's looking for just from the description, given that she's rather high-profile (when the heir to the North is a suspect in the murder of the King, word gets around) and there's a lot of other people searching for her.
Source: Cover Identity Anomaly
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