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. Judge Kelly:

   There is no doubt in my mind that probable cause for an arrest existed here.

2. 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.

3. Marilyn Mosby:

   Our investigation revealed that we had enough probable cause to bring charges against the six officers, the grand jury, who also concluded there is sufficient evidence for probable cause, returned indictments on all counts presented to them.

4. 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.

5. Robert Leider:

   If the warrant turns out to be invalid, evidence may still be admitted as long as law enforcement reasonably relied on the warrant when conducting the search, courts will only throw out evidence if the underlying affidavit unquestionably failed to establish probable cause, the warrant failed to specify the place to be searched or the things to be seized, law enforcement lied to get the warrant, or the presiding judge abandoned his judicial role.