涉嫌 + 动词
to be suspected of (an offence)
Structure
主语（嫌疑人） 涉嫌 违法行为（动词／动词短语）
What it means
To be suspected of an offence that has not been proved. Read it shè xián; it is the legal and news word.
How it is built
Suspect + 涉嫌 + offence (verb or verb phrase): 这名男子涉嫌诈骗，已被警方拘留 (the man is suspected of fraud and has been detained). Also 涉嫌犯罪, 涉嫌抄袭, 涉嫌侵权.
When to use it
Keeps a report fair: until a court has ruled, the media write 涉嫌, not 犯了. The noun 嫌疑 works differently: 有…的嫌疑, 嫌疑人 (lesson 3-18).
Watch out
The subject is the suspect, and it takes no 被: ✗ 这起案件涉嫌诈骗 ✗ 他被涉嫌诈骗 ✓ 他涉嫌诈骗. Never for anything good (✗ 涉嫌获奖).
Examples
2003年，美国思科公司起诉华为，指其涉嫌抄袭软件代码。
In 2003 Cisco sued Huawei, accusing it of copying software code.
这名男子涉嫌诈骗，已被警方依法拘留。
The man is suspected of fraud and has been detained by the police in accordance with the law.
两家公司涉嫌垄断，正在接受调查。
The two companies are suspected of monopolistic practices and are under investigation.
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