probative

  • 11probative matter — index evidence Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

    Law dictionary

  • 12probative facts — In the law of evidence, facts which actually have effect of proving facts sought; evidentiary facts. Matters of evidence required to prove ultimate facts. Johnson v. Inter Southern Life Ins. Co., 244 Ky. 83, 50 S.W.2d 16. See probative evidence …

    Black's law dictionary

  • 13probative value — Evidence has probative value if it tends to prove an issue. U.S. v. Ball, D.C.Tenn., 547 F.Supp. 929, 934 …

    Black's law dictionary

  • 14probative — adjective Date: 15th century 1. serving to test or try ; exploratory 2. serving to prove ; substantiating …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 15probative — 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,&#8230; …

    Universalium

  • 16probative — pro·ba·tive || prəʊbÉ™tɪv adj. experimental, trial; serving as a test; serving as evidence, serving as proof …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 17probative — [ prəʊbətɪv] adjective chiefly Law providing proof or evidence. Origin ME: from L. probativus, from probat , probare (see prove) …

    English new terms dictionary

  • 18probative — proba·tive …

    English syllables

  • 19probative — pro•ba•tive [[t]ˈproʊ bə tɪv[/t]] also pro•ba•to•ry [[t] ˌtɔr i, ˌtoʊr i[/t]] adj. 1) serving or designed for testing or trial 2) affording proof or evidence …

    From formal English to slang

  • 20probative — /ˈproʊbətɪv/ (say prohbuhtiv) adjective 1. serving or designed for testing or trial. 2. affording proof or evidence. Also, probatory /proʊˈbeɪtəri/ (say proh baytuhree), /ˈproʊbətri/ (say prohbuhtree). {Late Latin probātīvus concerning proof} …