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PROBABLE CAUSE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
(law) evidence sufficient to warrant an arrest or search and seizure
Example:
a magistrate determined that there was probable cause to search the house
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("probable cause" is a kind of...):
evidence; grounds (your basis for belief or disbelief; knowledge on which to base belief)
Domain category:
jurisprudence; law (the collection of rules imposed by authority)
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