ABOVE SUSPICION
above suspicion: translation
*above suspicion
[for one] to be honest enough that no one would suspect one; in a position where one could not be suspected. (This is a translation of words attributed to Julius Caesar, who divorced his wife, Pompeia, on the grounds of her possible involvement in a public scandal; Caesar stated, “Caesar's wife must be above suspicion.”) (*Typically:
be \above suspicion
; keep oneself \above suspicion
; remain \above suspicion.) •
The general is a fine old man, completely above suspicion.
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{adj. phr.} Too good to be suspected; not likely to do wrong. * /The umpire in the game must be above suspicion of supporting one side over the other./