in Verdacht geraten / kommen

to come under suspicion

Türkçe: şüphe altına girmek

Noun

Verdacht m.

Verb

kommen

Topic

Recht und Politik

In a sentence

Der Buchhalter gerät in Verdacht, Gelder veruntreut zu haben.

How it is used

Means 'to come under suspicion,' becoming a suspect. Formal register. Use in police investigations when someone's actions make them a target, e.g., 'Er geriet in Verdacht, den Diebstahl begangen zu haben.'

Other verbs that go with Verdacht

This is the choice the collocation turns on.

• den / einen Verdacht habento have a suspicion
• unter (in) Verdacht stehento be under suspicion
• jds. Verdacht erregento arouse someone's suspicion
• jdn. in Verdacht habento suspect someone
• den / einen Verdacht hegento harbor a suspicion

All collocations with Verdacht

Other collocations built on kommen

• an die falsche Adresse kommento come to the wrong address/person
• zum Abschluss kommento come to a conclusion
• zur Abstimmung kommento come to a vote
• zu Ansehen gelangen / kommento achieve a respected, high-status position
• zur Ansicht gelangen / kommento arrive at a conclusion/opinion
• zur Anwendung kommento be used/come into operation
• zur Auffassung gelangen / kommento arrive at a conclusion/opinion
• zur Anzeige kommento be reported (to authorities)