unsub
English
WOTD – 02 November 2011
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈʌnsʌb/
Audio (AU) (file)
Alternative forms
- UNSUB
Noun
unsub (plural unsubs)
- (law enforcement) Abbreviation of unknown subject. of an investigation.
- 2002, Brett Martinez, Multiple Fire Setters: The Process of Tracking and Identification, page http://books.google.com/books?id=7fAjuQP-piwC&pg=PA110&dq=%22unsub:
- Further analysis may identify that the unsub has no specific schedule and has been escalating in the type of fire activity he or she is involved in.
- 2011, Brent E. Turvey, Criminal Profiling: An Introduction to Behavioral Evidence Analysis, page 639:
- In short, UNSUB profiling is premised on two fundamental assumptions: (1) behavioral uniformity across offenses and (2) steady associations between configurations of offense behaviors and background characteristics.
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Translations
unknown subject
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Etymology 2
un- + sub
Verb
unsub (third-person singular simple present unsubs, present participle unsubbing, simple past and past participle unsubbed)
- Abbreviation of unsubscribe.
Noun
unsub (plural unsubs)
- Abbreviation of unsubscription.
- Abbreviation of unsubscriber.
References
- Unsub entry on the Free Dictionary.