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Probable Cause

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Noun

1. probable cause

(law) evidence sufficient to warrant an arrest or search and seizure

Example Sentences:
'a magistrate determined that there was probable cause to search the house'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Probable Cause

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noun
law
reasonable grounds for holding a belief, esp such as will justify bringing legal proceedings against a person or will constitute a defence to a charge of malicious prosecution

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Probable Cause

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Law
reasonable grounds for presuming guilt in someone charged with a crime

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Probable Cause

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n.
Law
1. Reasonable suspicion of the presence of evidence of criminality, allowing the search of the person or premises for such evidence by authorities.
2. Reasonable grounds for believing a person is guilty of a criminal act, allowing the arrest, prosecution, or trial of such person.

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