"probable cause" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: probable causes [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} probable cause (countable and uncountable, plural probable causes)
  1. (US, law, uncountable) Reasonable grounds for making an arrest or conducting a personal or property search. Tags: US, uncountable Categories (topical): Law Synonyms: pc Translations (reasonable grounds for making an arrest or conducting a personal or property search): 相當理由 (Chinese Mandarin), 相当理由 (xiāngdāng lǐyóu) (Chinese Mandarin), todennäköinen syy (Finnish), skjellig grunn til mistanke (Norwegian Bokmål), доста́точное основа́ние (dostátočnoje osnovánije) [neuter] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-probable_cause-en-noun--c9uLW2f Categories (other): American English Topics: law Disambiguation of 'reasonable grounds for making an arrest or conducting a personal or property search': 96 4
  2. (countable) Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see probable, cause. Tags: countable Related terms: burden of proof, clear and convincing evidence, preponderance of the evidence, beyond a reasonable doubt
    Sense id: en-probable_cause-en-noun-gKTWs56r Categories (other): English terms with collocations, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations, Terms with Russian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 36 64 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 16 84 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 26 74 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 15 85 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 30 70 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 34 66 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations: 34 66 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 16 84

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