noun
Formal term for suspicion of wrongdoing, often used in legal, police, or news contexts. Common in phrases like 嫌疑をかける (to cast suspicion on) and 嫌疑がかかる (to fall under suspicion).
彼は殺人の嫌疑で逮捕された。
He was arrested on suspicion of murder.
その政治家には収賄の嫌疑がかけられている。
The politician is under suspicion of bribery.
Sino-Japanese compound of 嫌 (けん, 'dislike, doubt') and 疑 (ぎ, 'doubt, suspicion'). The combination reinforces the idea of being suspected or doubted.