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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That ruling came one day after a federal judge in Washington, D.C., found probable cause to hold the Trump administration in criminal contempt for violating his orders to turn around planes carrying deportees to El Salvador.
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Ben Finley, Baltimore Sun, 24 Apr. 2025
Barnett said the city typically cannot remove dangerous dogs and that dogs can be impounded voluntarily by the owner, be taken after a bite, or if there is probable cause for abuse or neglect.
—Noelle Alviz-Gransee, Kansas City Star, 23 Apr. 2025
That ruling came one day after a federal judge in Washington, D.C., found probable cause to hold the Trump administration in criminal contempt of court for violating his orders to turn around planes carrying deportees to El Salvador in a different legal case.
—Ben Finley, Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2025
Boasberg earlier this week found probable cause that the Trump administration committed criminal contempt by disobeying his ruling, only to see the Supreme Court rule that only judges where migrants are being held have jurisdiction to halt their removal.
—Jasmine Garsd, NPR, 19 Apr. 2025
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Ben Finley, Baltimore Sun, 24 Apr. 2025
Barnett said the city typically cannot remove dangerous dogs and that dogs can be impounded voluntarily by the owner, be taken after a bite, or if there is probable cause for abuse or neglect.
—Noelle Alviz-Gransee, Kansas City Star, 23 Apr. 2025
That ruling came one day after a federal judge in Washington, D.C., found probable cause to hold the Trump administration in criminal contempt of court for violating his orders to turn around planes carrying deportees to El Salvador in a different legal case.
—Ben Finley, Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2025
Boasberg earlier this week found probable cause that the Trump administration committed criminal contempt by disobeying his ruling, only to see the Supreme Court rule that only judges where migrants are being held have jurisdiction to halt their removal.
—Jasmine Garsd, NPR, 19 Apr. 2025
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“Probable cause.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/probable%20cause. Accessed 12 May. 2025.
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