Synonyms for probable cause
prob·a·ble cause

Princeton's WordNet

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"

Matched Categories

1. • Evidence
   • Law

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1. 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.

2. Lynn Spencer:

   Our goal at the NTSB is to find the probable cause and to improve aviation safety, we will try to prevent this accident from happening again in this area.

3. Sheriff Craig Webre:

   We hope this arrest can begin to bring some closure to the Vegas family who have been living with questions about Diane’s death for nearly 44 years, new information combined with the initial investigation helped us build probable cause for the arrest.

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. Jay Bratt:

   In this case, the court has found probable cause there's a violation of one of the obstruction statutes, and that evidence of obstruction would be found at Mar-a-Lago.