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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The action came after a judge found probable cause that the employer was using fictitious documents for some of its workers, according to representatives for Homeland Security Investigations and the U.S. Attorney's Office.
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Arkansas Online, 8 June 2025
Officers found the bodies of the missing girls soon after, down a small embankment, according to a probable cause affidavit obtained by USA TODAY.
—Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 7 June 2025
Killian also scheduled probable cause hearings for the defendants on June 26.
—Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 6 June 2025
Two people helped carry the husband out of the apartment, and he was pronounced dead by authorities at the scene, the probable cause said.
—Kate Linderman, Kansas City Star, 5 June 2025
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Arkansas Online, 8 June 2025
Officers found the bodies of the missing girls soon after, down a small embankment, according to a probable cause affidavit obtained by USA TODAY.
—Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 7 June 2025
Killian also scheduled probable cause hearings for the defendants on June 26.
—Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 6 June 2025
Two people helped carry the husband out of the apartment, and he was pronounced dead by authorities at the scene, the probable cause said.
—Kate Linderman, Kansas City Star, 5 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for probable cause
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“Probable cause.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/probable%20cause. Accessed 12 Jun. 2025.
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