inquisito
suspect
noun een-kwee-ZEE-toh Rare
Origin: From Latin inquisitus (investigated).
Also means
person under investigation
Usage Note
L'inquisito is a legal term for a person formally under investigation but not yet tried. It is more precise than the colloquial sospettato ('suspect'). Feminine: l'inquisita; plural: gli inquisiti. In Italian legal proceedings, indagato is a near-synonym at the pre-trial stage.
Examples
"Il giudice ha interrogato l'inquisito per ore."
Natural Translation
The judge questioned the suspect for hours.
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