unsub

English

WOTD – 02 November 2011

Etymology 1

Alternative forms

• UNSUB

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʌnsʌb/

• Audio (AU)

  (file)

Noun

unsub (plural unsubs)

1. (law enforcement) Abbreviation of unknown subject. of an investigation.
   • 2002, Brett Martinez, Multiple Fire Setters: The Process of Tracking and Identification, page 110:

     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^[1], 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.

Translations

unknown subject

• Finnish: tekijä (fi)
• French: quidam (fr) m

Etymology 2

un- +‎ sub

Verb

unsub (third-person singular simple present unsubs, present participle unsubbing, simple past and past participle unsubbed)

1. Abbreviation of unsubscribe.

Noun

unsub (plural unsubs)

1. Abbreviation of unsubscription.
2. Abbreviation of unsubscriber.

References

• Unsub entry on the Free Dictionary.