SUSPENSION OF ARMS. An agreement between belligerents¹, made for a short time or for a particular place, to cease hostilities² between them. See Armistice³. Truce⁴.

SUSPENSION OF A RIGHT. The act by which a party is deprived of the exercise of his right, for a time.

2. When a right is suspended by operation of law, the right is revived the moment the bar is removed; but when the right is suspended by the act of the party, it is gone forever. See 1 Roll. Ab. tit. Extinguishment, L, M.

SUBPENSIVE CONDITION. One which prevents a contract from going into operation until it has been fulfilled; as if I promise to pay you one thousand dollars on condition that the ship Thomas Jefferson shall arrive from Havre, the contract is suspended until the arrival of the ship. 1 Bouv. Inst. n. 731.

SUSPICION. A belief to the disadvantage of another, accompanied by a doubt.

2. Without proof, suspicion, of itself, is evidence of nothing. When a crime has been committed, an arrest may be made when, 1st. There are such circumstances as induce a strong presumption⁵ of guilt⁶; as being found in possession of goods recently stolen, without giving a probable account of having obtained the possession honestly. 2d. The absconding⁷ of the party accused. 3d. Being found in company of known offenders⁸. 4th. Living an idle disorderly life, without any apparent means of support. In such cases the arrest must be made as in other cases. Vide 20 Vin. Ab. 150; 4 Bl. Com. 290.

SUTLER. A man whose employment is to sell provisions aud liquor to a camp.

2. By the articles of war, art. 29, no sutler is permitted to sell any kind of liquor or victuals⁹, or to keep his house or shop open for the entertainment of soldiers, after nine at night, or before the beating of the reveillee, or upon Sundays during divine service or sermon, on penalty of being dismissed all future sutling. And by art. 60, all sutlers are to be subject to orders according to the rules and discipline of war.