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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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Briana Boston, 42, of Lakeland, was charged with threats to conduct a mass shooting or an act of terrorism, according to a probable cause affidavit obtained by USA TODAY.
—Taylor Ardrey, USA TODAY, 13 Dec. 2024
According to a probable cause affidavit, the FBI was contacted by the mother of a 12-year-old girl in Waukesha County, Wis., on April 13 regarding an inappropriate conversation between her daughter and an unknown male.
—Ron Wood, arkansasonline.com, 10 Dec. 2024
In October of last year, a 19-year-old named Henry Horton IV was arrested after a Jupiter police officer pulled him over because his tail light was out, according to a probable cause affidavit.
—Shira Moolten, Sun Sentinel, 22 Nov. 2024
The grand jury is left alone to deliberate whether probable cause exists.
—Nate Chute, Austin American-Statesman, 22 Nov. 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
circa 1676, in the meaning defined above
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The first known use of probable cause was
circa 1676
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“Probable cause.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/probable%20cause. Accessed 23 Dec. 2024.
Legal Definition
probable cause
see cause sense 2
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