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probable evidence — noun Evidence not conclusive, but carrying some degree of force • • • Main Entry: ↑probable … Useful english dictionary
Probable — Prob a*ble, a. [L. probabilis, fr. probare to try, approve, prove: cf. F. probable. See {Prove}, and cf. {Provable}.] [1913 Webster] 1. Capable of being proved. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] 2. Having more evidence for than against; supported by evidence … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Probable cause — Probable Prob a*ble, a. [L. probabilis, fr. probare to try, approve, prove: cf. F. probable. See {Prove}, and cf. {Provable}.] [1913 Webster] 1. Capable of being proved. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] 2. Having more evidence for than against; supported by … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Probable error — Probable Prob a*ble, a. [L. probabilis, fr. probare to try, approve, prove: cf. F. probable. See {Prove}, and cf. {Provable}.] [1913 Webster] 1. Capable of being proved. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] 2. Having more evidence for than against; supported by … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
evidence — Any species of proof, or probative matter, legally presented at the trial of an issue, by the act of the parties and through the medium of witnesses, records, documents, exhibits, concrete objects, etc., for the purpose of inducing belief in the… … Black's law dictionary
evidence — Any species of proof, or probative matter, legally presented at the trial of an issue, by the act of the parties and through the medium of witnesses, records, documents, exhibits, concrete objects, etc., for the purpose of inducing belief in the… … Black's law dictionary
probable — Having the appearance of truth; having the character of probability; appearing to be founded in reason or experience. Having more evidence for than against; supported by evidence which inclines the mind to believe, but leaves some room for doubt; … Black's law dictionary
probable — /ˈprɒbəbəl / (say probuhbuhl) adjective 1. likely to occur or prove true: *He partly filled it, and, just as success seemed probable, the rusty wire fastening the cask to the sledge snapped with the strain –barbara baynton, 1902. 2. having more… …
probable — I. adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Latin probabilis commendable, probable, from probare to test, approve, prove more at prove Date: 1606 1. supported by evidence strong enough to establish presumption but not proof < a probable… … New Collegiate Dictionary
probable — probable, possible, likely are comparable when they mean not now certain but such as may be, or may become, true, real, or actual. Something probable has so much evidence in its support or seems so reasonable that it commends itself to the mind… … New Dictionary of Synonyms