what does probable cause mean?
PROBABLE CAUSE as NOUN
- Meaning
- (law) evidence sufficient to warrant an arrest or search and seizure
Usage Example(s)
- a magistrate determined that there was probable cause to search the house
Hypernyms(s) probable cause is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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