PROBABLECAUSE

Probable cause

In United States criminal law, probable cause is the standard by which an officer or agent of the law has the grounds to obtain a warrant for, or as an exception to the warrant requirements for, making an arrest or conducting a personal or property search, etc. when criminal charges are being considered. It is also used to refer to the standard to which a grand jury believes that a crime has been committed. This term comes from the Fourth Amendment of the United States Constitution:

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probable cause

Noun

  1. The standard by which a police officer may make an arrest or conduct a personal or property search.
  2. In accident investigations, the conclusions reached by the investigating body as to the factor or factors which caused the accident.


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