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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Immigration officers do not have the right to search you or your belongings without your consent or probable cause.
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Laura Daniella Sepulveda, AZCentral.com, 29 Jan. 2026
Typically, in order to get a search warrant, authorities must show probable cause that there is evidence of a crime at a particular location.
—Sarah N. Lynch, CBS News, 29 Jan. 2026
He was then seen leaving a few hours later during a period when the Tepes were away, according to a probable cause affidavit unsealed in court and obtained by PEOPLE.
—Chris Spargo, PEOPLE, 28 Jan. 2026
Grand jury proceedings, which are closed to the public, replace preliminary hearings, which are open to the public, to determine whether a crime was committed and whether there is probable cause to believe the defendant committed it.
—Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 28 Jan. 2026
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Laura Daniella Sepulveda, AZCentral.com, 29 Jan. 2026
Typically, in order to get a search warrant, authorities must show probable cause that there is evidence of a crime at a particular location.
—Sarah N. Lynch, CBS News, 29 Jan. 2026
He was then seen leaving a few hours later during a period when the Tepes were away, according to a probable cause affidavit unsealed in court and obtained by PEOPLE.
—Chris Spargo, PEOPLE, 28 Jan. 2026
Grand jury proceedings, which are closed to the public, replace preliminary hearings, which are open to the public, to determine whether a crime was committed and whether there is probable cause to believe the defendant committed it.
—Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 28 Jan. 2026
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“Probable cause.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/probable%20cause. Accessed 5 Feb. 2026.
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