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 decree bans warrantless arrests unless agents have probable cause to believe someone is in the United States unlawfully, and is also a flight risk.
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Amanda Castro, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Oct. 2025
The court did not approve unsealing the affidavits establishing probable cause and leading to the search warrant's approval.
—Cate Charron, IndyStar, 7 Oct. 2025
The lawsuit says the deputies acted without probable cause, and the case was settled with Solano County.
—Real-Time News Team, Miami Herald, 6 Oct. 2025
Presenting their findings in a lengthy declination memo, the prosecutors explicitly mentioned the two other investigations to bolster their recommendation that probable cause does not exist to charge Comey, according to sources familiar with the contents of the memo.
—Katherine Faulders, ABC News, 6 Oct. 2025
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Amanda Castro, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Oct. 2025
The court did not approve unsealing the affidavits establishing probable cause and leading to the search warrant's approval.
—Cate Charron, IndyStar, 7 Oct. 2025
The lawsuit says the deputies acted without probable cause, and the case was settled with Solano County.
—Real-Time News Team, Miami Herald, 6 Oct. 2025
Presenting their findings in a lengthy declination memo, the prosecutors explicitly mentioned the two other investigations to bolster their recommendation that probable cause does not exist to charge Comey, according to sources familiar with the contents of the memo.
—Katherine Faulders, ABC News, 6 Oct. 2025
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“Probable cause.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/probable%20cause. Accessed 14 Oct. 2025.
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