noun · countable / uncountable · rare

probable cause

probable cause · probable causes

достаточное основание

Reasonable grounds for making an arrest or conducting a personal or property searchReasonable grounds for making an arrest or conducting a personal or property search.

» A judge will issue a search warrant only if there is probable cause.

Meaning

2 senses

(US, uncountable)Reasonable grounds for making an arrest or conducting a personal or property search.
доста́точное основа́ниеdostátočnoje osnovánije
(law) evidence sufficient to warrant an arrest or search and seizure
(countable)Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see probable, cause.
the probable cause of the accident

Examples

1 sentences

A judge will issue a search warrant only if there is probable cause.
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Translations

2 languages

Русский

By meaning 1

reasonable grounds for making an arrest or conducting a personal or property search:

Origin

Elliptical for “probable cause to suspect a crime has been committed”, where probable carr

Elliptical for “probable cause to suspect a crime has been committed”, where probable carries the sense “worthy of acceptance or belief”. Attested in legal contexts since the 17th century.

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Forms

plural: probable causes

Singular	probable cause
Plural	probable causes

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Synonyms

1 synonyms

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Lessons for this word

1 lessons

A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable