Definitions for probable cause
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1. probable causenoun

   (law) evidence sufficient to warrant an arrest or search and seizure

   "a magistrate determined that there was probable cause to search the house"

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1. probable causenoun

   The standard by which a police officer may make an arrest or conduct a personal or property search.

2. probable causenoun

   In accident investigations, the conclusions reached by the investigating body as to the factor or factors which caused the accident.

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1. probable cause

   Probable cause is a legal standard or concept in criminal law that refers to the requirement that law enforcement or judicial authorities have adequate reason to arrest someone, conduct a search, or seize property relating to an alleged crime. This means there is a reasonable basis, based on factual evidence or clear circumstances, to believe a crime has been committed or that certain property is connected to a crime.

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1. Probable cause

   In United States criminal law, probable cause is the standard by which an officer or agent of the law has the grounds to make an arrest, to conduct a personal or property search, or to obtain a warrant for arrest, etc. when criminal charges are being considered. It is also used to refer to the standard to which a grand jury believes that a crime has been committed. This term comes from the Fourth Amendment of the United States Constitution: "Probable" in this case may relate to actual statistical probability, or to a general standard of common behavior and customs. The context of the word "probable" here is not exclusive to community standards and does not predate statistics, as some have suggested.

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1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of probable cause in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of probable cause in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of probable cause in a Sentence

1. Dean Gould:

   Fresno County officials all want to know a definitive cause to what started Cal Fire last year, investigators spent countless hours hiking rugged terrain to determine the cause, interviewed numerous leads, and eliminated multiple potential causes. In the end, lightning remains as the probable cause.

2. Elliot Williams:

   We know that there were photographs and other evidence seized today, and we also don't know what else was found in his house today, certainly the prosecutors and the FBI knew they had probable cause to believe there was actionable evidence in his house, so who knows what comes of that.

3. Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland:

   If you put a unit like this out on the street in this environment and you look at a number where they’re pulling in 170 or 180 people into custody every month after the unit gets started, you’ve got to take a closer look at what they’re doing – what those charges are, what the probable cause is, what the reason for the stops is, these units can get out of control really quickly. If you’re not paying close attention on the supervisory part then you’ve got a problem.

4. Christopher Wild:

   These results suggest that drinking very hot beverages is one probable cause of oesophageal cancer and that it is the temperature, rather than the drinks themselves, that appears to be responsible.

5. Fox Cahn:

   Once police have probable cause, and issue a specific individual a warrant, then that person is at risk from nearly all the apps on their phone that collect location and health data, at that point, there's a much broader list of concerns : Google location data, their search histories, their Apple health data, their device backups in iCloud if they use an iPhone or their Android device backup.

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=probable cause
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Probable_Cause
3. ^ ChatGPT
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4. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=probable cause