Examples of probable cause in a Sentence
The lawyer argued that there was a lack of probable cause for a search warrant.
The police had probable cause to arrest him.
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Adair questioned the probable cause of the homicide and armed robbery charges, stating that Gallegos was not arrested with a weapon or with cash.
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Maritza Dominguez, AZCentral.com, 3 Dec. 2025
Holding someone for extra time must be authorized by a judicial warrant, in which a court determines there is probable cause to keep them longer, the ACLU argues in the lawsuit.
—CBS News, 3 Dec. 2025
The director was never charged, though a Connecticut prosecutor once said there was probable cause for a criminal case.
—Tommy McArdle, PEOPLE, 1 Dec. 2025
Lopez-Suazo took a series of right turns and went back to the address in the 600 block of East Rose Avenue and, in doing so, ran a stop sign and was nearly struck by oncoming traffic, according to the probable cause statement.
—Mara H. Gottfried, Twin Cities, 26 Nov. 2025
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Maritza Dominguez, AZCentral.com, 3 Dec. 2025
Holding someone for extra time must be authorized by a judicial warrant, in which a court determines there is probable cause to keep them longer, the ACLU argues in the lawsuit.
—CBS News, 3 Dec. 2025
The director was never charged, though a Connecticut prosecutor once said there was probable cause for a criminal case.
—Tommy McArdle, PEOPLE, 1 Dec. 2025
Lopez-Suazo took a series of right turns and went back to the address in the 600 block of East Rose Avenue and, in doing so, ran a stop sign and was nearly struck by oncoming traffic, according to the probable cause statement.
—Mara H. Gottfried, Twin Cities, 26 Nov. 2025
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“Probable cause.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/probable%20cause. Accessed 5 Dec. 2025.
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