Examples of probable cause in a Sentence
The lawyer argued that there was a lack of probable cause for a search warrant.
The police had probable cause to arrest him.
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According to a probable cause affidavit obtained by The Sun Herald, Kevin had been visiting his dad over the holidays with his fiancée.
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Becca Longmire, People.com, 31 Dec. 2024
Police found a child alone inside a 2021 Honda CRV with New York registration, according to a probable cause affidavit obtained by Bucks County Courier Times.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 27 Dec. 2024
The road is one of three out of Eagle Pass.
After seeing several people emerge from the brush and jump into the Hyundai, the trooper pulled Persinger over, according to a probable cause affidavit.
—Alejandro Serrano, Austin American-Statesman, 26 Dec. 2024
According to a probable cause affidavit, Rogers police arrested David Wayne Mullican, Jr., 50, in connection with first-degree stalking, residential burglary, nonfinancial identity fraud and terroristic threatening, all felonies.
—Ron Wood, arkansasonline.com, 23 Dec. 2024
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Becca Longmire, People.com, 31 Dec. 2024
Police found a child alone inside a 2021 Honda CRV with New York registration, according to a probable cause affidavit obtained by Bucks County Courier Times.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 27 Dec. 2024
The road is one of three out of Eagle Pass.
After seeing several people emerge from the brush and jump into the Hyundai, the trooper pulled Persinger over, according to a probable cause affidavit.
—Alejandro Serrano, Austin American-Statesman, 26 Dec. 2024
According to a probable cause affidavit, Rogers police arrested David Wayne Mullican, Jr., 50, in connection with first-degree stalking, residential burglary, nonfinancial identity fraud and terroristic threatening, all felonies.
—Ron Wood, arkansasonline.com, 23 Dec. 2024
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“Probable cause.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/probable%20cause. Accessed 9 Jan. 2025.
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