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Word: Probative
Speech Type: Adjective
Etymology:
late Middle English (describing something that serves as a test): from Latin probativus, from probat- ‘proved’, from the verb probare (see prove)
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈprəʊbətɪv
Dialects: British English
Definition:
having the quality or function of proving or demonstrating something; affording proof or evidence
Short Definition:having quality or function of proving or demonstrating something
Examples:- it places the probative burden on the defendant
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