Meaning Of The Word Probable cause

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probable cause in American English
reasonable grounds for presuming guilt in someone charged with a crime
noun: reasonable ground for a belief, as, in a criminal case, that the accused was guilty of the crime, or, in a civil case, that grounds for the action existed: used esp. as a defense to an action for malicious prosecution

probable cause in British English
noun: reasonable grounds for holding a belief, esp such as will justify bringing legal proceedings against a person or will constitute a defence to a charge of malicious prosecution

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