person of interest

Noun

Meaning

person of interest (plural persons of interest or people of interest)

(law enforcement, chiefly Canada, US) Someone who police have reason to believe may have a connection to a crime, or to possess important information relating to that crime, but who has not been accused or charged by authorities nor been officially deemed to be a suspect.

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Examples

The two characters start talking to one another in the Season 1 episode "A Person of Interest" when they both get creeped out by Toby's sister Jenna (‎Tammin Sursok). Source: Internet

Person of Interest streams on Amazon Prime Video. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

person of great versatility person of importance person of influence person of letters person of liberal views person of little consequence