PROBABLE CAUSE


Meaning of PROBABLE CAUSE in English

Law.

reasonable ground for a belief, as, in a criminal case, that the accused was guilty of the crime, or, in a civil case, that grounds for the action existed: used esp. as a defense to an action for malicious prosecution.

[ 1670-80 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .