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pro·ba·tive /'prō-bə-tiv/ adj1: serving or tending to proveevidence of the use of an alias by a defendant is often probative of nothing — Case & Comment compare prejudicial2: of or relating to proofevidence with probative value
Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam-Webster. 1996.
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demonstrative, empiric, empirical, evidential, evidentiary, experimental, exploratory, offering evidence, probatory, providing evidence, providing proof, verificative
associated concepts: probative evidence, probative facts, probative value, probative weight
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Burton's Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006
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adj.Proving something.
The Essential Law Dictionary. — Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. Amy Hackney Blackwell. 2008.
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Tending to prove something. Courts can exclude evidence that is not probative (does not prove anything).Category: Small Claims Court & Lawsuits
Nolo’s Plain-English Law Dictionary. Gerald N. Hill, Kathleen Thompson Hill. 2009.
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adj. Tending to persuade one or to prove that a certain proposition or allegation is true. Relevant evidence may be excluded by a court if its probative value is outweighed by the threat of prejudicing a matter unfairly.
Webster's New World Law Dictionary. Susan Ellis Wild. 2000.
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Having the effect of proof, tending to prove, or actually proving.
Dictionary from West's Encyclopedia of American Law. 2005.
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Having the effect of proof, tending to prove, or actually proving.
Short Dictionary of (mostly American) Legal Terms and Abbreviations.
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adj.in evidence law, tending to prove something. Thus, testimony which is not probative (does not prove anything) is immaterial and not admissible or will be stricken from the record if objected to by opposing counsel.
Law dictionary. EdwART. 2013.
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Probative — is a term used in law to signify tending to prove. Hill, Gerald N., and Kathleen T. Hill. Probative Legal Definition of Probative. The Free Dictionnary by Farlex. July 2007. Farlex Inc. 2 July 2007 .] Probative evidence seeks the truth .… … Wikipedia
Probative — Pro ba*tive, a. [L. probativus: cf. F. probatif.] Serving for trial or proof; probationary; as, probative judgments; probative evidence. South. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
probative — UK US /ˈprəʊbətɪv/ adjective LAW ► relating to information that proves something: »She had no first hand knowledge of any of the probative facts in the case … Financial and business terms
probative — mid 15c., from L. probativus belonging to proof, from probatus (see PROBATE (Cf. probate)) … Etymology dictionary
probative — [prō′bətôr΄ē, präb′ətôr΄ēprō′bə tiv, präb′ətiv] adj. [ME probatiffe < L probativus < probatus, pp.: see PROBE] 1. serving to test or try 2. providing proof or evidence: Also probatory [prō′bətôr΄ē, präb′ətôr΄ē] … English World dictionary
probative — adjective Tending to prove a particular proposition or to persuade someone of the truth of an allegation. My grandfather in person organized the file with a surfeit of sworn testimonies and probative documents … Wiktionary
probative — adjective Date: 15th century 1. serving to test or try ; exploratory 2. serving to prove ; substantiating … New Collegiate Dictionary
probative — probatively, adv. /proh beuh tiv, prob euh /, adj. 1. serving or designed for testing or trial. 2. affording proof or evidence. Also, probatory /proh beuh tawr ee, tohr ee/. [1425 75; late ME < MF probatif < L probativus of proof. See PROBATE,… … Universalium
probative — pro·ba·tive || prəʊbÉ™tɪv adj. experimental, trial; serving as a test; serving as evidence, serving as proof … English contemporary dictionary
probative — [ prəʊbətɪv] adjective chiefly Law providing proof or evidence. Origin ME: from L. probativus, from probat , probare (see prove) … English new terms dictionary